A damaged greenhouse with torn plastic sheeting and bent metal supports stands in a field under a cloudy sky, near a local produce farm shop in Aberdeenshire, with intact greenhouses and buildings visible in the background.

Storm Arwen

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What a horrendous storm this weekend past – Arwen! Strong winds and much damage from trees down, power lost to thousands and really freezing temperatures making for an awful combination here in the North East and elsewhere.

At Farm to Table we have a tunnel standing well. The winter crops are none the worse and glad of protection from the frosts, nevermind the winds. The fennel bulbs are coming along nicely and it is lovely to enter this tunnel and smell it – keep an eye out for them in the shop, freshly picked!

Rows of leafy greens and herbs grow in soil beds inside a large, arched glasshouse with an earth walkway down the centre. Small signs mark some plant sections—perfect for those seeking wellness retreats Aberdeenshire or fresh local produce farm shop finds.

However, it is a different story in Tunnel 2. The storm ripped the covering and broke the support, literally smashing them into a new artwork! Inside we’ve had some crop losses as half the tunnel collapsed. There are though still good healthy crops to come.

A view inside a polytunnel in Aberdeenshire shows rows of leafy vegetables thriving in soil, separated by two dirt paths with irrigation lines—perfect for wellness retreats seeking fresh produce straight from the farm.
A collapsed greenhouse with torn plastic sheets and bent metal frames lies in a rural field under a cloudy sky. Among the debris, home-grown vegetables Scotland peek through, whilst trees and fields stretch into the distance.
A collapsed greenhouse with bent metal frames and torn plastic sheeting lies on the ground in an open field, where rows of soil hint at home-grown vegetables Scotland is known for. Trees and farmland appear in the distance under a cloudy sky.
A damaged greenhouse with torn plastic sheeting and bent metal supports stands in a field under a cloudy sky, near a local produce farm shop in Aberdeenshire, with intact greenhouses and buildings visible in the background.

The tape lines you see are actually because we were planning on opening the tunnels for a Pick Your Own Salad event at the weekend, where you could pick and create a salad mix to your own taste and get a good look at what we have growing in the tunnels. Meanwhile, outside at the other end you can see the damage caused by Arwen.

Anyway, we hope that you are safe and can recover from the past weekend.

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