Family know their oats

An Aberdeenshire farming family has launched a brand of oatmeal. The Medlocks, who farm organic, gluten-free oats on 260 acres near Laurencekirk, have launched Honest Oats. The new brand is part of the family’s Oatmeal of Alford business, which has recently focused on supplying wholesale to manufacturers as well as to hotels. Honest Oats is the brainchild of Michael Medlock, who recently returned to Scotland with his young family after working in the Middle East. He works with his parents, John and Carol, who process around 350 tons a year of their own oats. honest-oats.co.uk