Self-confessed veg nerd, Guy Singh-Watson has over the last 30 years taken Riverford from one man and a wheelbarrow delivering homegrown organic veg to friends, to a national veg box scheme delivering to around 50,000 customers a week.
Guy is an inspirational, passionate, opinionated and admired figure in the world of organic farming, who still spends more time in the fields than in the boardroom. Twice awarded BBC Radio 4 Farmer of the Year, Guy is passionate about sharing with others the organic farming and business knowledge he has accumulated over the last three decades.
His video rants have provided a powerful platform to do this, with a video on pesticides going viral on Facebook to reach 5.6 million views and 91,000 shares. His weekly veg box newsletters connect customers to the farm with refreshingly honest accounts of the trials and tribulations of producing organic food, and the occasional rant about farming, ethical and business issues he feels strongly about.
Time is running out for any hope of keeping climate change within two degrees Celsius and thereby avoiding the cataclysm of self-perpetuating, runaway global warming.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 14th February 2019
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From being a straw-chewing yokel working in a muddy backwater in the 80s, when few cared about how their broccoli was grown, we now find ourselves at the centre of so many debates.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 7th February 2019
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I am trying to balance out the misery of Brexit planning by picking purple sprouting broccoli (PSB), or, if things get really bad, splitting logs. A bit reminiscent of teenage tantrums, but at least…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 31st January 2019
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We buried my father, John Watson, on the farm last weekend. It turned out to be more of a celebration of his 93 radical years than a mourning of their end.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 24th January 2019
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When the sun is out, looking 10 years forward, I can (just) imagine UK food and farming, shaped by policies tailored to our own needs, thriving outside the EU – and perhaps even reversing some of the…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 10th January 2019
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Despite rising average temperatures, climate change has, if anything, made us more conservative and risk-averse in our planting dates
By Guy Singh-Watson - 4th January 2019
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Time is running out for any hope of keeping climate change within two degrees Celsius and thereby avoiding the cataclysm of self-perpetuating, runaway global warming.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 14th February 2019
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For those who have the choice, buying organic offers a way of protecting the planet, but even sharing stories of solutions must offer us a way out.
By Nina Pullman - 13th February 2019
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Riverford's Pop-up Feast team has begun a three-date sell-out residency in the foodie city of Bristol with six delicious courses and a communal atmosphere.
By Nina Pullman - 12th February 2019
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