Farm family are such good eggs
Community benefits from generosity
Egg-ceptional generosity has been helping a Stirling food project crack the often difficult issues of food waste and poverty.
Whins of Milton-based Egglicious Eggs have donated thousands of eggs over the last year to Stirling Community Food, a partnership project between Transition Stirling and The Kitchen at 44.
And over the festive season the business, which is run by the Strathern family, dropped off a bumper batch.
The Kitchen at 44 King Street and Transition Stirling have been working together to distribute free food, helping to feed communities and reduce food waste.
Sara Macmillan from The Kitchen said: “Egglicious Eggs have over the last year donated many hundreds of trays of 30 eggs to our community food project and we’ve happily shared them.
“Our project was set up in March last year in response to the impact of Covid 19. We’re open every day from 10am till 12pm at 64 Upper Craigs and open to everyone.
“The Strathern family’s generosity has made a huge difference to many people in Stirling.
“They recognised at the very beginning of these challenging times that they were able to help and have kept on giving and giving.”
Egglicious, which operates from Foot O’green Farm near Pirnhall, has won a host of awards and has built up a reputation on social media for often producing double and even triple -yolkers from its hens.
Young farmer Claire Strathern was a previous runner-up in the NFU Mutual and Scotland food and drink inspirational young person award which recognises dedication, talent and contribution to the industry in those between the ages of 16 and 26.
At aged 15, Claire asked for 15 hens and, over the years, this number grew to meet the demand for eggs in the local area.
By age 18 she was up to 300 hens and the family business began selling in shops and restaurants. Egglicious now owns 10,000 egg laying hens and is still expanding.
Claire also volunteers with the Royal Highland Education Trust, doing talks and promoting the egg industry through initiatives and activities and was also involved in setting up a small farm in an autistic unit where the children were able to see the birds.