Visited Craigie farm for the first time today and expect it to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. It's a working farm which has been in the same family for at least 3 generations, and they've done a great job of opening it up to the Edinburgh city-folk and young'uns. Entrance to the farm is free and kids can see chickens, pigs, sheep, shetland ponies before visiting the playground for free. You can pick up your own fresh eggs and in the summer there's a very nice pick your own fruit set-up. A good field laid out with blackcurrants, white currants, gooseberries, rasberries, rhubarb and STRAWBERRIES. Much cheaper than the store bought ones and a great afternoon out.
The farm's set at the top of the hill near South Queensferry and from the cafe there are gorgeous sweeping views out over the Forth, the Pentlands and through the fields (right now golden waving barley.) The weather was clear and we could see the islands in the forth and across to Fife.
Their butcher shop was great and had some great deals on the meat. I bought enough meat for our family for at least 2 weeks for £26. Butcher-bought stuff generally tastes better than store bought, I think. For that price, it's also cheaper than the supermarkets for that matter.
Yey for time to explore and learn something new!
Love the pictures! So glad you had a good outing!
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