Virtual Reality: An infinite pool of new possibilities for documentary filmmakers
Virtual reality (VR) is ‘the’ new technology that is said will supposedly revolutionise the audio-visual world, in particular the documentary industry. In our latest blog post we explore the impact VR will have on the future of documentary...The secret ingredient in salmon smoking – Michel Roux Jr. meets Ole Hansen in the latest episode of The Craftsmen’s Dinner
In the fifth episode of The Craftsmen’s Dinner (our latest online series commissioned by the Balvenie), Michel Roux Jr. meets the eccentric Ole Hansen of Hansen & Lydersen, a Norwegian salmon smoker who is known for making some of the finest...
‘The Confession’ to have its world premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest this year
The UK’s largest documentary film festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest has long been a platform known for showcasing documentaries telling the important stories behind the headlines, and this year will be no exception. Rogan Productions’ feature length...
Pioneers in producing award-winning sparkling wine in England – Michel Roux Jr. visits Ridgeview in the latest episode of The Craftsmen’s Dinner
In the fourth episode of our latest series The Craftsmen’s Dinner, Michel Roux Jr. visits Ridgeview, an award-winning sparkling wine producer in the South Downs of England, to find out how Simon Roberts and his family are reviving a once dormant national...
‘Happy pigs make good bacon’ – Michel Roux Jr. meets the Grierson’s in episode 2 of The Craftsmen’s Dinner
The second stop on Michel Roux Jr’s culinary journey across the country for our latest series with The Balvenie ‘The Craftsmen’s Dinner’, was a trip to one of the UK’s most celebrated life-stock farms – NewMiln farm in Perth, Scotland.Run by husband-and-wife duo Hugh and Sascha Grierson, Grierson Organic uses increasingly rare traditional farming techniques, having achieved organic status in 2002. They adopt organic principles to produce meat that tastes exemplary but also to support a sustainable, eco-conscious farming model – As Michel comments in the film, ‘Happy pigs make good bacon’.
Whilst organic farming is a highly labour intensive process, taking 4 times more manpower than intensive farming, the Grierson’s take on the extra work out of respect for the land. Hugh Grierson commented ‘The business is about linking our lifestyle with a healthy future. We exist the way we do because there is a rapidly growing number of people who share our views and want to engage with our product, it’s a cycle that connects ecology, people and a sustainable way of living.’
We asked Sascha Grierson about the organic farming principles they adopt on NewMiln farm and how her involvement in The Craftsmen’s Dinner has impacted her own craft
