11-year-old Carys Melton investigates what makes Ayrshire potatoes so good and why we should all be eating locally grown, seasonal foods
Scotty Brand is calling on Scots to choose locally grown food when they are out shopping. It comes as the Scotty Brand provider launches both their new Ayrshire potato and Scottish Strawberry season and as recent research shows that 60% of Scots believe it is important to have local vegetables available when grocery shopping
The first yield of Ayrshire potatoes heralds the start of the new potato season. And it’s the Ayrshire location that provides the ideal growing conditions. This is mainly due to Ayrshire’s light sandy soil and sheltered beaches which benefit from the warming waters of the Gulf Stream, allowing farmers in Ayrshire to be able to plant their crop a few weeks earlier.
