OF&G :: The blog

It has been said that working at OF&G is a dangerous job - however we never thought we’d have to resort to biohazard outfits!

No - there’s actually a very good explanation: Members of the team visited a poultry farm as part of an animal welfare training day and of course the suits were the required uniform.

This is, in actual fact, a thinly veiled excuse to publish a photo of Nicola (left) and Jen as they have never been seen before (and wish never to be seen again).

Something we don’t get to do as often as we would like is get face-to-face with our licensees, but it’s by far the best way we have of learning about how we’re doing.

So to improve on this we’re trialling a programme of informal local meet-ups when members of our team are on their travels around the country. We’re always on the move, but quite often we’re in and out of an area faster than the proverbial rat up a drainpipe.

But when there’s a bit of breathing space or an overnight stay, we’ll be offering licensees in the area the chance to sit down with us for a drink and a bit of two-way feedback. Whichever member of the team happens to be in your neck of the woods won’t always be our expert in your field, but they will be happy to take your comments and questions back to HQ to be addressed by the right folks.

Kicking us off on this programme, Certification Officer Katie Owens will be in East Lothian on Thursday (Feb 21). We’ve tried to contact as many licensees as we can in the area, but if you haven’t heard from us and would like to meet up with Katie for a drink, chat and to meet some of your fellow licensees, please feel free to drop her line at katie.owens@organicfarmers.org.uk.

Hopefully we’ll see many more of you in this way over the coming months.

…or The Ski’s the Limit… Terrible puns aside, just a quick note to congratulate Certification Officer Jenny Bibb on achieving her Grade A qualification as a skiing instructor. Having already gained grades C then B this, it would seem, is no mean feat.

Combine the love of the slopes with Jen’s horseback skills and we cannot help but wonder if she should be dubbed ‘Sporty CO’ (but that opens a worrying door to suggestions for what we should call the others and I’m not sure they’d like it…).