February 2007: Our new manager

Iain Findlay is the new REAL ORGANICS farm manager. He comes to us from a varied horticultural background via business management and a masters in Environmental Studies. No argument for him as to what are the most important issues facing us today… global warming and its relations!
He comes to us from Glasgow where he ran a local box scheme on a push bike. He is very much an ideas man.. in fact there is going to be one about every minute!
Iain’s primary role will be to mature the business, through the further development of the school site along with the disused training garden behind Hawthorn Drive. He sees great potential here with much of the garden infrastructure already in place. The compost heaps are still there from years ago, as are many fruit plants and green fertilisers. There is also a small area in King Street, tucked in at the back of the Methodist Church, where we have had it on good authority that judging by the size of the weeds, the soil must be amazingly fertile!
How can we sum up Iain then? Committed to environmental issues: YES! Keen for others to know about things green: YES! Has a natural enthusiasm to work with young people: YES! Wanting to work with the community: YES! Has got an email address that says it all: Its ‘Captain Organic’! ‘Nuff said!