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R2Kast 443 – Carrie Ruxton on nutrition, ultra processed food and understanding what we eat
Today I had Carrie on the R2Kast 🎙️ Carrie is a dietitian and nutritionist whose career has spanned research, food businesses, media and consultancy, alongside sitting on the board of Quality Meat Scotland. 🌾
We spoke about growing up in Scotland, initially wanting to become a doctor and finding dietetics almost by accident. That took Carrie through hospital work before realising her real interest was understanding food, nutrition and how what we eat affects our health. 🍎
A big part of the conversation focused on gut health, probiotics and prebiotics, food intolerances and why nutrition research is far more complicated than a headline saying one food is good or bad. We also got into the difference between dietitians and nutritionists and why Carrie believes nutrition should become a protected profession. 🌍
We also spoke about ultra processed foods and why Carrie disagrees with treating them as one blanket category. From fortified cereals and plant milks to affordability, convenience and family life, we discussed why nutrition needs to be practical and why simply making your diet a little better can be far more useful than chasing perfection.
Enjoy! 🙂
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14 Oct 2026
the Scottish Smallholding and Countryside Festival
Ahead of the Scottish Smallholding and Countryside Festival on Saturday 17 October, Wallace chats with show secretary Martin Beard, Alice Lennox from the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and Siobhan MacDonald from the Farm Advisory Service.
Martin shares what visitors can expect, from livestock shows and rural skills competitions to local producers, crafts and over 40 talks.
Alice discusses protecting native breeds, while Siobhan highlights practical workshops, advice and learning opportunities for smallholders and crofters.
The conversation celebrates the importance of small farms, rural communities and preserving traditional skills.
Join us at the Royal Highland Centre on Saturday!
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12 Oct 2026
Field to Front Door – Episode 17 on SFI frustrations, farmland birds and the future of direct selling
Today we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️
David, Martin and Wallace catching up again, with plenty happening around SFI, regenerative farming, biodiversity and David’s ever expanding direct selling business.
A big part of this episode was the latest SFI debacle, with David explaining how he spent hours preparing a £51,000 application only for the funding to run out before he could submit it. We chatted about the uncertainty this creates for farmers, particularly those trying to change their farming systems while keeping their businesses afloat.
We also got into Martin’s recent bird survey, which recorded 514 birds across 45 species, including eight red listed species! That led into a really interesting discussion around biodiversity, soil health, leaving fields green over winter and whether sometimes doing less can actually achieve more.
David’s direct selling venture continues to grow too, with lamb boxes now joining the mix and farmers from further afield getting involved. We spoke about the power of social media, the challenges of scaling a business and why dealing directly with customers can be so much more rewarding than traditional wholesale markets.
Alongside that we chatted about the Farmers Weekly Awards, growing crops with fewer inputs, grain quality, the price of lamb and why farmers need to find ways of keeping more of the value from what they produce.
We’re keeping this going fortnightly, so feel free to send us any ideas or topics you’d like us to get into.
Enjoy! 🙂
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R2Kast 140 - John Austin on dairy farming, Christmas trees and young farmers!
Published 2 Oct 2023 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You know, you've got three kind of main types of tree. And just chatting away to the people there, you know, you learn so much about what all goes into it. I mean, you would never think it, but like growing Christmas trees is, you know, is like any other type of farming. It's all year round, whether you're flatly harvesting them or not. You know, the amount of time and effort that goes into them is unreal. And that's how... Because everyone always says, oh, you buy a fake tree, it lasts 10 years, and it's cheaper than buying a real tree. But when you see the amount of effort that goes into them, you can see why the price is the price. […]
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