I see it as the responsibility of any person in a stable position to make choices that have a positive impact on the world around us, writes Riverford's film director Christian Kay.
By Christian Kay - 29th January 2020
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This month we were visited by Timothy Njakasi, an old friend from Uganda. After reading our co-owners’ annual report, he accosted me: “Guy, I must ask you; where are the women in power?
By Guy Singh-Watson - 23rd August 2019
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When employees are keen to ensure we don’t err too far on the side of making money at the expense of environmental sustainability, that’s a sign of ethical ownership, writes Riverford co-owner…
By Richard Turner - 1st August 2019
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Guy Singh-Watson of Riverford, Dave Sproxton of Aardman Animations and Jess Prendergrast of the Onion Collective discuss why they chose alternative ownership.
By Nina Pullman - 23rd July 2019
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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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World Chocolate Day will take place among growing pressure for Nestle to reverse decision to stop buying Fairtrade cocoa and sugar.
By Nina Pullman - 7th July 2020
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A sustainable packaging start-up is collecting waste fruit and veg from farms and converting it into an edible packaging material using the kombucha drink fermentation technique.
By Juliette Bretan - 6th July 2020
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Learn how to pickle radishes in this week's Veg Hack with chef James Evans.
By James Evans - 3rd July 2020
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Water is a precious resource – July's GYO Wicked Leeks column is all about how to use it wisely in your garden, maximise soil moisture and conserve water if you’re going away.
By Sarah Brown - 2nd July 2020
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Even up until the 1990s, we were the only ones growing them in the UK – that was before the health benefits around antioxidants became known and it really took off.
By David Trehane - 2nd July 2020
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As previously, transport is our biggest sin, and the final delivery to the door is the most carbon costly – so we are converting over 70 per cent of our vans to electric by 2023.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 1st July 2020
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