Riverford: UK business needs long-term policies and stability | FT Food Revolution

The FT's Tim Hayward and Daniel Garrahan visit Riverford, the organic vegetable delivery box company, to learn about its commitment to regenerative farming, how Brexit has hit the labour market and why businesses need long-term policies and stability.
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[@sallypattie1061]

I am so proud to have been a riverford customer for around 10 years now. Their support during COVID was amazing and i totally wish more people thought like Guy. Everything is delicious....always!

[@mayap6055]

So exciting to see FT reporting on local regenerative agriculture. This type of farming can be used on every farm! Which would eventually lead to a huge increase in biodiversity, soil health, and carbon sequestration.

[@thehangmansdaughter1120]

About 20 years ago I lived in Auckland, NZ (pop 1.5 million), and was pregnant with our twins. Every week a grower delivered a box of organic veggies. He delivered over 150 a week. But these guys are on another level! Riverford is an amazing company, run by passionate, dedicated people. More power to them.

[@minasanghera1091]

What an inspiring story of agroecology and commerce being mutually beneficial. Its lovely to see that not all successful human beings are driven by profits margins. Agreed the video was not long enough, I ❤wanted to hear more details of the practices and data models.

[@GyamtsoG]

That founder is so wise.

[@robertwilkes2105]

I left the UK in 2017, for France and truly the only thing I miss are the weekly Riverford boxes and the excellent meals at the Field Kitchen, Wash farm.

[@dwylhq874]

Great episode. Thank you! Really hope there's a follow up on this. 13 mins barely scratched the surface!

[@PSModelling]

Thanks, good video. Always nice to see an enigmatic founder!

[@loquek]

Cheers

[@BestFarmROI]

Farmers are already reducing fertilizer cost over 70%, increasing yield and fertility and reducing soil toxicity with the “SNX30 fertilizer supplement”. It’s backed by agronomists, NCGA Corn Yield Winners and other farmers.

[@aarononeal9830]

Ft needs to talk about Ecosia they are a search engine that plants trees

[@tidtidy4159]

Riverford killed my farm shop.

[@GeckoHiker]

This is a great business model. The next step is to get consumers set up to grow their onions, celery, herbs and greens in a growing appliance, the size of a refrigerator. Then supply the produce that takes more room to grow. You almost don't need a refrigerator if you grow basic veggies and adopt a more plant based diet.

[@MeiinUK]

I don't think that he was that starter. I mean, farming have already existed. And many estates.. grew their own veggies, and that they sold directly to their local communities... So he isn't the first. Maybe where he lived was like that, but a lot of farmers, and people near where I grew up had always had this. Allotments, and both private and public farms.... What I can see is that, London do not have access to food, and that is why they always continued to import food, and goods. Well.... competition is extremely tough right now.... so high... When I found the word "organic" , I almost fell off my bandwagon. Cos I had always thought that "farm to table" was normal. But apparently, this is not normal.. and that it had never existed. I don't believe that it did not exist. I did exist, but the entire country was still a soveign land and soveign states.... so democracy didn't truly existed. So if elites held back their land, then they are entitled? Now, that is something which I find hard to believe. Or I have come to learn to acknowledge and to accept.

[@vineleak7676]

Policies is what killed European farmers in the first place... More policy is just going to be the final blow and all land will be managed by corporations if we continue down this road of more and more choking bureaucracy and policies...

[@declanjoyce8640]

Luckily the guys from FT eat money so don't really need to get involved with this organic food nonsense. Nice to have a jolly outside London to see how the carrot crunchers are doing though...

[@lambsquartersfarm]

People are spoiled, and businesses like this cater to their spoiling. Everyone, every single citizen needs to take some time out of their busy days to contribute to the growing of their food. People are already driving to supermarkets, why should farms have to create these veg box schemes and deliver right to peoples doors? Get in your bloody car, and drive to a small farm, buy your veg straight from the farmer, touch the soil, greet a chicken or a cow. Fresh air, farm life. I envision a new model where small family mixed farms are a u-pick operation. People get out to the farm, pick their own fruit, veg, milk, cheese, meat, eggs ... meet the farmer, and in the end you will be saving costs since that farmer didn't have to do the picking, washing and packaging. Less wastage, value added for the consumer, it's a win win. We're moving into the direction of separating consumers from their food and consumers wonder why they are getting unhealthy food, because they don't see what's behind the curtain. Get out and find the farmers who are doing things right, healthy, regeneratively ... your support means they thrive, and we all benefit.

[@cherylpomeroy2556]

No definition of regenerative agriculture given here. Does not.appear this farm is in any way regenerative

[@Xonline9]

that guys getting soaked

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

Here's a long term policy: The politicians screwoff and stop meddling in business they have no clue about.