Fiadh

Fiadh Nature-based crafts & sustainable living workshops in Orkney 🌿
Plus natural seaweed & nettle infused hair and body care that helps support our community work 🍃
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30/05/2026

Hawthorn flowers from Happy Valley were the pick of the day today 🌿

⚪ Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) leaves and flowers are heart and blood health superfoods, helping open blood vessels and strengthen heart muscles. The flowers taste quite like apple - the kind that keeps the doctor away!

Hawthorn bushes can be found used as hedges, in woodlands and on roadsides.

I'll be drying these up for my biscuit decorations. What are you doing with yours?
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Dandelions and dog violet drying in the sun 🌞 What a gorgeous day for flower picking 🌸I'll be using these to decorate bi...
28/05/2026

Dandelions and dog violet drying in the sun 🌞 What a gorgeous day for flower picking 🌸

I'll be using these to decorate biscuits for RGU's Aberdeen Startup Accelerator Showcase next week, where I've kindly been invited to speak as a representative for the islands cohort of the Aberdeen & Islands Startup Accelerator 2026 ✨

🟣 Soothing dog violet (Viola Riviniana) is anti inflammatory and can be found in woodlands, shady banks, heath and grasslands.

🟡 Power-house dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is packed with antioxidants, aiding liver and general digestive health, and can be found just about anywhere.

Happy flower devouring, and remember your foragers code:
🌿 Always be 100% sure of what you're foraging.
☘️ Never take more than 30% of what you're picking.
🌱 Leave no trace.

For more on the foragers code:
https://www.wildfooduk.com/foraging-code/

Islands Entrepreneurial Network RGU RGU Innovation

Horizons are looking bright for Fiadh 🌅This weekend we were incredibly proud to win the Best Pitch Award at the Robert G...
25/05/2026

Horizons are looking bright for Fiadh 🌅

This weekend we were incredibly proud to win the Best Pitch Award at the Robert Gordon University Startup Accelerator Showcase 2026!

It’s been a huge few months of developing Fiadh, refining products, delivering workshops and sharing our vision for a social enterprise rooted in sustainability, community and wild ingredients from Orkney — so this recognition means a lot.

Huge thanks to the RGU Startup Accelerator team, mentors and everyone who has supported Fiadh so far. We’re only just getting started.

And watch this space… new packaging is on its way for our seaweed & nettle hair and skincare range 🌿

Islands Entrepreneurial Network RGU

Getting ready for the Robert Gordon University Startup Accelerator Impact North 2026 Islands Showcase ! Tune in and join...
23/05/2026

Getting ready for the Robert Gordon University Startup Accelerator Impact North 2026 Islands Showcase ! Tune in and join us! 📺

📅 Saturday 23rd May 2026

📍 St Magnus Community Centre, Kirkwall, Orkney
⏰ Running Time 5:30pm - 9:00pm
💻 Watch Live Stream Online here

💷 Over £18,000 in equity free prize funding to be won on the night! Audience Votes!
👏 13 innovative early-stage Islands startups featured with Mini Expo prepare to be inspired!
🤝 Networking & investor opportunities with a platform for innovation!

⭐ Islands Entreprenurial Network team have organised lots of surprises in store on the night!
🗳RGU Entrepreneurship & Innovation Group and collegaues attending to connect and support enterprise!

👯‍♂️ Orkney Folk Festival is holding 21-24th May Afterparty!


Take a look at this year’s dual-cohort collaborating from across the Scottish Islands & Aberdeen 26 Startups Powering Innovation Across Aberdeen & the Isles | Economic Development | RGU

Watch us here:
https://youtube.com/live/fE4uHfxuLx0?feature=share

on Instagram & Facebook & on LinkedIn Alumni & Fund Raising

🌿 We’ve been quietly growing these past few months—nurturing our little idea into the social enterprise it was always me...
30/04/2026

🌿 We’ve been quietly growing these past few months—nurturing our little idea into the social enterprise it was always meant to be 🌿

With workshops expanding and our botanical products nearly ready for the shelves, it feels like the right time to share the first step in our glow up…

✨ A new name ✨

Fiadh (pronounced “fear”) Botanicals (for the cosmetics) & Wildcrafts (for the workshops)

“Fiadh” means wild in old Gaelic—and that connection to wild nature is at the heart of everything we do 🌱

Nothing else is changing—just the name. More workshops, more nettle and seaweed creations, and more to come 🌾

Stay close… we’re only getting started ✨

Spring is here and the plants are growing! It's time to get out there and see what Orkney's larder has to offer.We'll b...
29/03/2026

Spring is here and the plants are growing! It's time to get out there and see what Orkney's larder has to offer.
We'll be talking recipes, medicinal uses and folklore, as well as enjoying some wild nibbles and just having a lovely jaunt through the woods 🌿
Send us a PM or email to book a spot ☀️

We're back with our rush basket workshops through February and March‼️ This will be the last bunch of rush basket worksh...
07/02/2026

We're back with our rush basket workshops through February and March‼️ This will be the last bunch of rush basket workshops for a wee while as we'll be moving onto other exciting natural crafts and skills in the coming months. Send us a message or email to book on 🌿

That's the Kirkwall and Stromness sessions now sold out.

We're at Kings Street Halls in Kirkwall all day today, along with a bunch of other sustainable and circular-economy make...
07/02/2026

We're at Kings Street Halls in Kirkwall all day today, along with a bunch of other sustainable and circular-economy makers and organisations. We've got soaps, crafting, Orkney grow tea, the Repair Cafe, a banana balancing game and so much more!! Come see us!
Highlands & Islands Climate Festival

Happy St Brigid's Day! Never one to miss out on a rush craft opportunity, I spent today making St Brigid's crosses 🍀St ...
01/02/2026

Happy St Brigid's Day! Never one to miss out on a rush craft opportunity, I spent today making St Brigid's crosses 🍀

St Brigid's (a patron saint of Ireland) Day or Imbolc (the mid-point between winter solstice and spring equinox) is all about creativity, cleansing and new beginnings. So as well as a wee spring clean, I placed my rush cross above the door for a little protection 🤞

Made your own St Brigid's Cross? Share a photo, we'd love to see it!

🌿We'll be putting out dates for upcoming rush workshops this week so keep an eye out! 🌿

What a start to the year! Between the snow and storms I managed to get out to return my foraged Christmas wreath back t...
28/01/2026

What a start to the year! Between the snow and storms I managed to get out to return my foraged Christmas wreath back to nature, taking the opportunity to mull on the year passed and the one ahead.

Among things to look forward to in 2026 - we'll be back with our rush basket workshops and markets for February, willow basket workshops after that, and we'll be sharing news about some really exciting developments very soon (we may have been quiet this month, but we've sure been busy!).

Thanks again to everyone who supported us last year! We hope you are having a great start to the year 🌿

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