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PEEDIE KIRK LUNCH

Plan your own Orkney lunch in advance from our downloadable recipe brochure, with links to Orkney suppliers. Then at 1 o’clock tune in to the Science Festival YouTube channel to hear from St Andrews University researcher Dr James Grecian about changing patterns of marine mammal migration. Tristan Cameron-Harper will give news from his journey north, and Eric Walker will tell us where to find Clusters and Clouds in the night sky. They’ll round off at 1.15 pm and join us for lunch around one of our online tables.

THE BOTANY OF BEER

In the days before hops, flavour was balanced in beer by foraged plants like angelica and meadowsweet, and by spices brought from the East on new sailing routes. Master brewer Ken Duncan tells the story.

PEEDIE KIRK LUNCH

Plan your own Orkney lunch in advance from our downloadable recipe brochure, with links to Orkney suppliers. Then at 1 o’clock tune in to the Science Festival YouTube channel to hear St Andrews University researcher Dr Saana Isojunno describe her analysis of orca sightings from observers across Orkney and Shetland. Chef Sam Britten will highlight Orkney foraged plants for a midday menu. Eric Walker speaks about “The Wanderers” in the night sky. They’ll round off at 1.15 pm and join us for lunch around one of our online tables.