Sales at the veg box firm soared in the pandemic, and strong green credentials are keeping them high. But the sustainability guru is not resting on his laurels
Guy Singh-Watson has gone totally nuts. He’s striding through a field of saplings, lively spaniel Artichoke bounding around his feet, extolling the virtues and drawbacks of growing walnuts, hazelnuts and chestnuts.
At 61, and having sold a majority stake in his Riverford organic veg box business to employees four years ago, Singh-Watson could be forgiven for slowing down. Instead, the keen sailor and surfer has caught the next wave.
