Despite there having been a ferocious fire there, it has caused no long-lasting ill effects for Jamesfield Farm, near Abernethy.
A large corrugated shed, which was being used to store a fuel tank, straw bales and wooden potato boxes was destroyed in Monday’s fire.
Fortunately, the nearby garden centre, farm food shop and restaurant were not affected by the incident and both were open for business as usual on Tuesday.
Owner Ian Miller remained optimistic about the situation, which he described as an “inconvenience.” He said, “You’re always affected by a fire, especially one of that size, but you just have to pick yourself up again.”
“The electricity is back on in all the buildings now but we still have the inconvenience of losing the cattle shed and where we stored the potatoes.
“We lost quite a lot of potato boxes and things like that but there’s not a lot you can do about it after the event.
“Nobody was hurt and that’s the main thing because everything else is replaceable. All we can do now is stay positive.”
Mr Miller added that once the area is made safe, they will begin clearing the debris and look at replacing the wrecked barn.
He also described his shock at seeing the damaged caused, saying, “I had a bit of a delayed reaction to the events because other things took precedence and it was only afterwards that I began to realise what had happened.”
Fire-fighters from Tayside and Fife were called to the farm just after 8pm on Monday.
Because the shed was being used to store 500 gallons of fuel and a cylinder containing acetylene, a 24-hour exclusion zone was immediately set up. Fire crews were at the scene until Tuesday afternoon dampening down.
Jamesfield Farm sits on the bank of the River Earn on the Perthshire-Fife border and was at the forefront of providing organic produce in the area.