OnFarm - Scottish rural stories
After berries, where next? Dreaming a new future for a Blairgowrie fruit farm
Published: 7 October 2024 at 02:00 Europe/London
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Maddie Thomson learned her skills in digital communications in London - but has returned to Scotland, to create a new future for her family's Perthshire fruit farm.
Maddie tells Anna how her farm - Thomsons of Blairgowrie - is a blank canvas, and that she is being encouraged by her family to dream big!
Find Maddie's business Thomas Thomson in Blairgowrie here.
For more on how the RBS Business Accelerator supports small businesses like Thomsons of Blairgowrie, find info here.
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