• Participants of the 2019 weekend 'Soil Matters: Managing Scotland’s Soils in the 21st Century' Read more

  • Welcome - The Andrew Raven Trust is a Scottish charity working to create links between different individuals and communities with a commitment to sustainable rural development in Scotland. Read more

  • The work of the Trust to date has focused on the establishment and development of an annual weekend conference, at Ardtornish House, each June. Read more

  • A group of invited, peer group recommended rural policy makers, community leaders,specialist scientists and artists explore a theme related to sustainable rural development. Read more

  • An activity in the 2014 weekend was a guided introduction to herbal foraging and traditional medicine, food and beverages from the hedgerow. Read more

Andrew Raven

Andrew Raven (1959-2005) was a pioneer in the field of land management

Annual weekend

The Trust's annual weekend is the current focus of our activities

Latest blog posts

  • Soil Matters: A reflection on the future of food production

  • Soil Matters: Andrew Raven Trust Weekend 14 – 16th June 2019

  • Notes from Morvern: Ten Years of the Andrew Raven Trust 2007-2017

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