Alastair Dobson

I make and help sell great food products from the Isle of Arran and like to encourage and welcome people to our wee island

[Bellevue Farm Arran @bellevuefarmco1]

Autumn is a great time to stay at Bellevue. Lots going on on the farm and if it turns ☔️ you can visit the barn and have hours of fun!🚜🐑🐐🐓🦙
#autumn #bellevuearran #familyfun #openfarm #harvestfun #autumnvibes #familytime #visitarran #WeAreArran #calmac #gorural

[Alastair Dobson @dobbiewan]

@JamesRWithers 🏄

[Alastair Dobson @dobbiewan]

@JamesRWithers Did you miss out on the qualifying criteria

[Alastair Dobson @dobbiewan]

@das3108 @AyrUnitedFC Heart and head . Congratulations.

[fiona richmond @fionarichmond8]

Hot off the press this week. A go-to resource to help businesses & organisations grow food tourism. We loved filling with #Ballintaggart farm, too 🍴🍓🥕#scotfoodtourism @scotfooddrink

[fiona richmond @fionarichmond8]

Another milestone as we launch our new resource to help food tourism thrive! #scotfoodtourism

[Alastair Dobson @dobbiewan]

@CateDvineWriter “You have all done awfully well” 😂

[AADA - Ayrshire & Arran Destination Alliance @AADestAlliance]

We are excited to announce that the Ayrshire & Arran Tourism Conference will be held on Tuesday 14th May.

Please make a note of the date in your diary and we look forward to sharing more information very soon on how to register for your delegate place!

[Alastair Dobson @dobbiewan]

@CateDvineWriter @TasteArran @BlackthornSalt @FDFScotland @FSScot @RhodaGrant Great to see you @CateDvineWriter glad you enjoyed

[Cate Devine @CateDvineWriter]

Finally got a taste of @TasteArran’s fab new ice-cream infused with @BlackthornSalt at the @FDFScotland Parliamentary Reception w/@FSScot @RhodaGrant @dobbiewan … great collab, guys 👌

[Alastair Dobson @dobbiewan]

@AssistConf @markHD98 Hope it went well

[Michael McEwan @MMcEwanGolf]

Everybody: "There's Neil Armstrong standing on the moon."

Nic Berry & Brian MacNeice: "There's no conclusive proof his feet touched the ground."

[Alastair Dobson @dobbiewan]

@Grantie79 Rock and roll Neil. Looks like great coffee too

[Alastair Dobson @dobbiewan]

@markHD98 Wonderful 🥘 🎅

[Alastair Dobson @dobbiewan]

Great news

[Alastair Dobson @dobbiewan]

Dear oh dear 🥺😳🤔🫣

[Ross Martin @ScotIncGrowth]

The absolute #StateWeAreIn 🇬🇧

[Mossgiel Organic Farm @MossgielFarm]

IZ IT MOSSGIEL? (shares very much appreciated)

So eh, this is awkward

We’ve had some mooz to say that some peeps in Scotland have been delivered milk and told it’s from Mossgiel, but when they contacted us to ask something about a delivery or about the milk itself – it’s not been ☹️

Even worse; the milk delivered isn’t even organic – so that’s not even legal, twice.

So, we thought we’d let you know how to spot a bottle of Mossgiel out in the wild!

It used to be easy – as we had Rabbie Burns head printed on every bottle; but we discovered that a high number were making their way to other dairies who were SMASHING them, and the carbon hoofprint of bottle printing was VERY high due to the need of a furnace - so we invested in unique foil caps instead; that way we could use clear bottles over, and over, and over to reduce our waste and carbon hoofprint.

Now though, every pint bottle of whole and semi Mossgiel says so on the lid, with Rabbie giving you a wee wink to say thanks for your investment 😉

Our Cow with Calf milk has a gold foil – and says ‘COW WITH CALF’ in print on top.

1L glass bottles – they’ll soon ALL be printed on the glass, as we work with a new print supplier who has found a way to reduce the carbon footprint of doing so by over 90%! (More info coming soon on that). In the meantime, you’ll see ‘Mossgiel’ printed on the lid and a biodegradable seal around the cap.

5, 21 and 50L buckets – they all come with a label on the side.

So, unless your little bottle says Mossgiel on the cap – or your bucket on the side, it’s not Mossgiel in the bottle. No matter what the seller tells you.

Did you also know that the term ‘organic’ is protected by law – not just in the UK, but worldwide? So, if someone claims their product is organic and they can’t back it up – they may be crying over more than spill#honesty

If you'd like to sign up to one of our verified delivery partners who work right across Scotland, please fill in our online form and we can put moo in touch - https://t.co/ngOiK7xeAG

Any shares to spread the word would be very much appreciated ❤️

#FoodFraud #MossgielFarm #Milk #Organic #Honesty

[Claire Taylor @cjtaylor92]

Interesting read 👇

‘Small-scale family farmers are the unsung heroes of the global food system. They produce more than one third of the world’s food and are key to climate adaptation, yet a new analysis reveals they receive just 0.3% of international climate finance.’

#COP28

[Alastair Dobson @dobbiewan]

@JamesRWithers what was Brexit for haunts many of us 🤔🤔

[Alastair Dobson @dobbiewan]

@BillDonald1 End of an era indeed. Glad you are not off just yet. Let’s catch up before you ✈️