Lessons found in past rituals

It’s good to see Alyth Museum doing its bit to promote agricultural practices that can help our planet flourish.

The Perthshire venue opened its new Farming Fit For The Future display yesterday in a tie-in with the innovative

Cateran Ecomuseum, which takes in much of the great outdoors on its doorstep.

Exploring farming and food production in the region, the exhibition invites visitors to explore how agriculture is adapting to climate breakdown and biodiversity loss.

Free to visit, it’s part of the ecomuseum’s wider rapid transition strategy, which aims to show how our heritage can inspire people to take action to help tackle the climate and biodiversity crises.

Building on recent related successes, it takes a look at how people in Perthshire have managed landscapes in the past and how we can take better care of them in the future, and is open on Thursdays and Fridays from 1-5pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-noon and 1-5pm.

Cateran Ecomuseum director Clare Cooper says: “Farming has created much of the Scottish landscape we see today, with some 75% of our land used for agriculture.

“However, many past land management practices have not been environmentally sustainable. This exhibition showcases how some local farmers are taking action to address the key issues of climate change, biodiversity collapse and food security in different and innovative ways.

“We are delighted to be able to present their stories of change to a wider audience.”

As well as the new exhibition, the Alyth venue’s permanent displays have also been refreshed in time for its summer season.

Look out for details coming soon on a series of climate action-related cultural heritage activities in the town in July.

A new exhibition at Alyth Museum is highlighting eco-farming – see above.