A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing.
The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.
The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.
The prudent management or conservation of resources.
Techniques of animal care.
Administration or management of day-to-day matters.