▁is ▁a ▁week ly ▁fruit ▁and ▁veget able ▁market ▁held ▁at ▁France ▁Farm . ▁The ▁former ▁G art och arn ▁Hotel ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁ca fe ▁and ▁shop . ▁The ▁local ▁bi - month ly ▁magazine ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁‘ G art or ag ’ . ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁the ▁village ’ s ▁economy ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁agricult ure , ▁being ▁surrounded ▁by ▁many ▁large ▁far ms ▁and ▁est ates . ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁this ▁has ▁dw ind led , ▁however , ▁there ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁large ▁ha ul age ▁firm , ▁Co op ers , ▁and ▁the ▁L och s ▁and ▁Gl ens ▁hol iday ▁company ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁Scott ▁is ▁re put ed ▁to ▁have ▁written ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁Lake ▁whilst ▁stay ing ▁at ▁Ross ▁Pri ory ▁and ▁G art och rag gan , ▁on ▁the ▁waters ▁edge , ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁Notable ▁residents ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Tom ▁We ir ▁MB E ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁R ona , ▁who ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁school ▁head te acher . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁producer ▁and ▁director ▁brothers ▁Andrew ▁Mac don ald ▁and ▁Kevin ▁Mac don ald ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity . ▁ ▁Prom inent ▁Glasgow ▁financi er ▁and ▁environmental ist ▁Sir ▁Raymond ▁John stone ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁W ards ▁Est ate . ▁ ▁Al ist air ▁Pear son ▁far med ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁Each ▁year , ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁the