On the one-year anniversary of Riverford's move to employee ownership, van driver Vernon Smith reflects on what it means to be a co-owner of a successful business.
By Vernon Smith - 19th June 2019
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When I first asked our staff about employee ownership in 2003, with the suggestion that it could be financed by them forgoing their annual profit share for 20 years, they told me where I could stick…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 6th June 2019
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As we progress along our journey to be noble pioneers, I hope that society can progress around us to deepen and extend democracy into the private sector, fully embracing different models of ownership…
By Joe Atkins - 7th February 2019
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I hope you return to post-festive routine well rested, well fed, and full of resolve to eat your way to corporeal and planetary redemption in 2019.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 2nd January 2019
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One month on from our first ever council elections, we’ve had our first ever meeting of the Riverford co-owners council.
By Ed Scott - 7th December 2018
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One month on from our first ever council elections, we’ve had our first ever meeting of the Riverford co-owners council.
By Ed Scott - 7th December 2018
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On June 8th 2018, Riverford became employee owned. Find out why founder Guy Singh-Watson is saying no to a venture capital sale of Riverford, and how he believes business can be a force for good.
By Riverford - 18th October 2018
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After 12 years of thought, debate and prevarication, we become 74 per cent employee owned on Friday 8th. There will be a huge party on the day; our customer services line will be closed from 1pm so…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 1st June 2018
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After 12 years of thought, debate and prevarication, we become 74 per cent employee owned on Friday 8th. There will be a huge party on the day; our customer services line will be closed from 1pm so…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 1st June 2018
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I left our farm in the Vendée region of western France this morning to the sight of our pickers disappearing into a massive, head-high crop of sweetcorn.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 18th July 2019
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One of the clear messages we received was that soil is difficult to communicate, awkward to relate to, hard to sell, writes Ellen Fay of the Sustainable Soils Alliance.
By Ellen Fay - 17th July 2019
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Over 200 guests enjoyed a pop-up feast extravaganza with underground cooking, seed-potting and more at Riverford’s Hampshire farm.
By Nina Pullman - 17th July 2019
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A major new report has outlined how food and farming can radically move away from producing and selling cheap food that degrades environment and causes ill health.
By Nina Pullman - 17th July 2019
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Perennial crops reduce cultivation of soil, increase carbon sequestration and can improve resilience of farming systems. So what’s holding them back? Nick Easen investigates.
By Nick Easen - 16th July 2019
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Since collecting hazelnuts, dropped like gifts from heaven onto my shed roof with no effort on my part, the idea of growing nuts commercially took root and refuses to leave.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 11th July 2019
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