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Riverford

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Riverford

@Riverford

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

Devon, UK

Joined October 2008

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Riverford
@Riverford
Sep 26, 2024
Dear supermarkets, a plea for integrity… We’ve written to the CEOs of the Big Six supermarkets @Tesco @sainsburys @asda @Morrisons @AldiUK & @LidlGB asking them to be honest about where their food comes from & #stopfarmwashing Find out more: stopfarmwashing.co.uk
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Riverford
@Riverford
Nov 29, 2024
We've received a lot of questions about the methane reducing feed additive Bovaer. It's not permitted in organic farming and won't be used anywhere in our supply chain. For more information, see below. ⬇️
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Riverford
@Riverford
Jan 5, 2019
It'd be the worst time: late April/May is the hungry gap, when the winter crops have finished & summer crops aren't yet ready. We have so little ready to harvest that we have to temporarily stop our UK Only veg box, because we often don't have 8 British vegetables to fill it with
Arj Singh
@singharj
Jan 4, 2019
Replying to @singharj
We'll still have food, says a senior Leaver: “We won’t be able to get certain foods like bananas or tomatoes but it’s not like we won’t be able to eat. And we’ll be leaving at a time when British produce is beginning to come into season so it’s the best possible time to leave.”
Riverford
@Riverford
Feb 17, 2021
Incredible scenes in Sicily, captured by Pietros, an organic blood orange farmer. Mount Etna is very important to Sicilians, who say that Etna's mood is their mood 🌋
Riverford
@Riverford
Sep 19, 2023
Dear supermarkets, we need to get fair about farming... We've written an open letter to the CEOS of @Tesco @sainsburys @asda @Morrisons @AldiUK @LidlGB calling for change to save British family farms. Find out more and sign our petition at getfairaboutfarming.co.uk
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Riverford
@Riverford
Jan 22, 2024
‘The government have abdicated responsibility- to Tesco’. Guy Sigh-Watson outside parliament this morning. It’s almost time for our #GetFairAboutFarming petition to be debated.
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Riverford
@Riverford
Sep 26, 2024
What is #farmwashing and why does it matter? We’ve teamed up with some brilliant farmers like @jimmysfarm to find out the truth behind these supermarket tactics. Head here for more info: stopfarmwashing.co.uk #stopfarmwashing #farmersagainstfarmwashing
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Riverford
@Riverford
Jan 22, 2024
It’s debate day in parliament for our #GetFairAboutFarming petition. We’ve brought 49 scarecrows with us, representing the 49% of farmers who fear they’ll go out of business in the next 12 months. Is this the day we start to see some seeds of change ? It couldn’t be more urgent🌱
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Riverford
@Riverford
Jun 8, 2018
He signed! Guy has made Riverford an employee-owned business. Here’s to commercial success without greed, here’s to a better way of farming, and here’s to hope! #employeeownership #organic #ethicalbusiness
Riverford
@Riverford
Sep 24, 2018
Perplexed by plastic? Riverford founder pursues a 12 year obsession, calling on Gove to show sustained leadership to create a unified recycling system that will help us all do the right thing. @recycle_now #RecycleWeek
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Riverford
@Riverford
Sep 23, 2023
British farming needs your help. Farmers are leaving the business - supermarket behaviour is a leading cause. We're calling for change & asking supermarkets to get fair about farming. Help save British family farms by signing the petition: getfairaboutfarming.co.uk.
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Riverford
@Riverford
Jun 10, 2019
According to Hugh’s #WarOnPlastic, it’s up to 42% more expensive in the supermarkets to buy fruit & veg loose, compared the equivalent in plastic packaging - this is environmental madness. We need to cut pointless plastic &encourage citizens to choose the most sustainable option.
Riverford
@Riverford
Sep 13, 2023
So frustrating. 13 of the 36 are considered 'highly hazardous pesticides'. 4 are highly toxic to bees, 1 contaminates water and 1 is highly toxic to aquatic organisms. Nature is in decline, we need to act, not lag behind!
UK fails to ban 36 harmful pesticides outlawed for use in EU
From theguardian.com
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Riverford
@Riverford
Mar 9, 2021
We had some unexpected guests returned accidentally in a veg box last week... Before returning them to their rightful owner we thought we'd give them a little tour of the farm!