Returning From Our First Family Holiday

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After returning from our first ever family holiday, I was relieved to see that all of our turkey polytunnels were still standing after the ‘Beast from The East’. However, the weight from the snow on the roof almost resulted in the roof collapsing. My father and mother had to brush the snow at each side of the building to allow the snow to clear on the roof. They did this in blizzard conditions for me. The little things that keep a little family business ticking over.

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Editors note: This article was last updated 23 May 2019

Craig Michie

Based at Lochend of Barra, Inverurie, Craig Michie left a job as a town planner in 2009 and travelled around South America where he met his Columbian wife Maria. The couple returned to Scotland and the century-old family farm to create Barra Bronzes which was named winner in the ‘Judge’s Choice category, runner-up for ‘Best New Retail Product (businesses with up to 25 employees),’ and was named as highly commended in the ‘Best Young Business’ category at the Grampian Food Forum Innovation Awards 2016. In 2021, Craig won the UK Poultry Farmer of the Year award.

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