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Riverford

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Proper farmers with mud on our boots, growing & delivering 100% organic produce. Leading the #VegRevolution since 1986.

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News from the farm: this week's newsletter is by Sue Pritchard, chief executive of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission - an independent charity working for greener, healthier, fairer food and farming. wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/good-food…

News from the farm: this week's newsletter is by Sue Pritchard, chief executive of the <a href="/FFC_Commission/">Food, Farming and Countryside Commission</a> - an independent charity working for greener, healthier, fairer food and farming. 

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45 Labour MPs have written to the big six supermarkets demanding they engage ‘in a fair business relationship’ with producers, who often receive as little as 1p profit on the food items they produce.

45 Labour MPs have written to the big six supermarkets demanding they engage ‘in a fair business relationship’ with producers, who often receive as little as 1p profit on the food items they produce.
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As Riverford have highlighted, nearly 50% of British fruit and veg farmers fear they will go out of business, with supermarket behaviour cited as a leading factor Gov must seize the opportunity provided by the upcoming food strategy to deliver a fairer deal for all farmers.

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Organic Live Food Riverford FarmingUK No Farmers, No Food Anna Longthorp Please help us to save this organic farm and the beautiful countryside it protects shropshirestar.com/news/farming/2… #OrganicFarming #CommunityOwnership #FarmHeritage #SaveOurFarm #SupportLocalFarms #BritishFarm

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News from the farm - by Guy Singh-Watson Conferences, claptrap & corporate dissonance ➡️ wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/opinion/confer…

News from the farm - by Guy Singh-Watson

Conferences, claptrap &amp; corporate dissonance

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News from the farm: Devon hedges and helping hands "No county can compete with Devon’s hedges and green lanes, in height, width, or the rich diversity of plants and animals they support." ➡️ wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/opinion/ode-to…

News from the farm: Devon hedges and helping hands

"No county can compete with Devon’s hedges and green lanes, in height, width, or the rich diversity of plants and animals they support."

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From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "The message to consumers is loud and clear – vegetables, like clothes, must be cheap to produce, especially if supermarkets give them away for next to nothing. But, of course, this is far from the truth." – Wicked Leeks wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/are-we-li…

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Wisdom to live by: Freshly faked bread and supermarket sourfaux This week's newsletter is from Chris Young, Real Bread Campaign coordinator wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/features/fresh… #realbreadweek

Wisdom to live by: Freshly faked bread and supermarket sourfaux

This week's newsletter is from <a href="/RealBread/">Chris Young, Real Bread Campaign coordinator</a>

wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/features/fresh… #realbreadweek
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News from the farm: Diversity, equality & inclusion - Guy Singh-Watson "Despite professing liberal enlightenment, until ten years ago Riverford had a narrow, hierarchical culture..." wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/opinion/news-f… #InternationalWomensDay

News from the farm: Diversity, equality &amp; inclusion - Guy Singh-Watson

"Despite professing liberal enlightenment, until ten years ago Riverford had a narrow, hierarchical culture..."

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#InternationalWomensDay
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News from the farm: A joyful awakening A wonderfully dry start to spring has allowed us to spread muck and compost, plough, prepare seedbeds, and start planting spuds, peas, and artichokes in ideal conditions. wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/opinion/news-f…

News from the farm: A joyful awakening

A wonderfully dry start to spring has allowed us to spread muck and compost, plough, prepare seedbeds, and start planting spuds, peas, and artichokes in ideal conditions.

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Our voice is getting louder! 75,000 are making it clear – the nature-friendly farming budget is a lifeline for wildlife & society, returning £3+ in public benefits per £1 invested. People see the value - HM Treasury must too. Keep spreading the word! 👇 action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/pe…

Our voice is getting louder!

75,000 are making it clear – the nature-friendly farming budget is a lifeline for wildlife &amp; society, returning £3+ in public benefits per £1 invested. People see the value - <a href="/hmtreasury/">HM Treasury</a> must too.

Keep spreading the word! 👇 
action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/pe…
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News from the farm: betrayal at the finish line Farming relies on long-term decisions, requiring years of planning and careful implementation, for the promise of long-term benefits. wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/opinion/news-f…

News from the farm: betrayal at the finish line

Farming relies on long-term decisions, requiring years of planning and careful implementation, for the promise of long-term benefits. 

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News from the farm: If every spring was like this...farming would be easy. wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/opinion/news-f…

News from the farm: If every spring was like this...farming would be easy. 

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🗣️ Guy Singh-Watson - founder and Chair at Riverford - highlights the appetite for change in the food system 👇 But he says we need to the right government regulation and greater honesty to make it work. 🔗 bit.ly/422NIgI #climatechange #foodsystems #foodproduction

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News from the farm: A perfect spring This farmer is starting the new season with joy in his heart, and thanks for the extraordinary harmony it is our job to protect. wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/opinion/a-perf…

News from the farm: A perfect spring

This farmer is starting the new season with joy in his heart, and thanks for the extraordinary harmony it is our job to protect.

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News from the farm: Hope springs eternal... … in the human breast.’ So wrote Alexander Pope in his 1733–34 poem, ‘An Essay on Man’. You must be fundamentally optimistic to sow a seed – so, despite our reputation, growers are mostly optimists. wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/opinion/news-f…

News from the farm: Hope springs eternal...

… in the human breast.’ So wrote Alexander Pope in his 1733–34 poem, ‘An Essay on Man’. You must be fundamentally optimistic to sow a seed – so, despite our reputation, growers are mostly optimists. 

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Just look at that -! Beautiful as this is - a rose among lettuces - it doesn’t change the fact that ‘lettuces’ is probably the most ridiculous sounding plural in the English language Thank you ⁦Riverford⁩

Just look at that -!
Beautiful as this is - a rose among lettuces - it doesn’t change the fact that ‘lettuces’ is probably the most ridiculous sounding plural in the English language 
Thank you ⁌<a href="/Riverford/">Riverford</a>⁊
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News from the farm: early strawberries in short supply After 40 years of trials, tribulations, and despair, I think we are close to developing an ethically acceptable, commercially viable method of growing strawberries with their roots in the soil. wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/opinion/news-f…

News from the farm: early strawberries in short supply

After 40 years of trials, tribulations, and despair, I think we are close to developing an ethically acceptable, commercially viable method of growing strawberries with their roots in the soil. 

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Two futures. One grounded in real soil, real food & trust. The other in secrecy, synthetic food & deregulation. What kind of food system do you want? We’re taking the fight for #GMO transparency to court. Support our legal challenge to #StopHiddenGMOs at crowdjustice.com/case/stop-hidd…

Two futures. One grounded in real soil, real food &amp; trust. The other in secrecy, synthetic food &amp; deregulation. What kind of food system do you want? We’re taking the fight for #GMO transparency to court. Support our legal challenge to #StopHiddenGMOs at crowdjustice.com/case/stop-hidd…
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🎙️We're excited to share that episode 14 of #TheClimateResiliencePodcast is now live! In this riveting episode, Phil is joined by Riverford founder and #OrganicFarming pioneer Guy Singh-Watson. Click the link to listen now: buzzsprout.com/2406212/episod…

🎙️We're excited to share that episode 14 of #TheClimateResiliencePodcast is now live!

In this riveting episode, Phil is joined by <a href="/Riverford/">Riverford</a> founder and #OrganicFarming pioneer Guy Singh-Watson. 

Click the link to listen now:

buzzsprout.com/2406212/episod…