Cabbage 'Shetland'

Shetland cabbage comes from a location in the Shetland islands, north of Scotland, by a group of dedicated cabbage growers. It is an Heir...Read Moreloom, grown on the Shetland Islands for at least since the 17th century. It has shown to be club root resistant. It may also be powdery mildew resistant. It was first used as a vegetable, then in the later centuries it was widely grown as winter feed for cattle and sheep. In the last few decades it has become a very rare crop.

The Scottish Landraces Protection Scheme (Scottish Agriculture) was set up in 2006 to protect and conserve the seed of Shetland Cabbage for local growers.

The growing of Shetland Cabbage is an ongoing local tradition that is maintained by a small group of Shetland cabbage growers and plantie crub enthusiasts.