The event brought together producers, cider pressers, academics, and industry professionals for a day of learning, storytelling, and collaboration.
Neil Clapperton shared insights from the People for Pollinators project from Buglife and exciting updates on the heritage pears initiative.
Vivien Collie (Bioregioning Tayside) spoke passionately about the Tree to Glass project, highlighting how storytelling and collaboration elevate our Scottish products and connect us to place.
Our keynote speaker Maryna Kuzmenko walked us through the orchard while demonstrating AI tools for top fruit producers—a powerful blend of tradition and innovation. Also, the live demo at the orchard sparked the conversation on other potential AI applications for cider pressing.
With support from the Regional Food Fund by Scotland Food & Drink the group has a vibrant calendar of events ahead. Stay tuned!
And as Robert Louis Stevenson so perfectly put it:
“It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts… that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.”
That’s exactly how a day spent in the orchard feels.
