Fergus Walker grew up on the family croft on the Isle of Skye before going on to study boat building and product design. He coordinated the Seed Truck - a Scotland-wide mobile education programme run by sustainable food project the Fife Diet - encouraging people to explore their food culture by producing their own food. He is co-founder of Common Good Food, a new charity helping set up community-run food production across Scotland and developing training and tools for Scotland's new crofters.