Francis Blake Email & Phone Number

Registered in the USA as a 501.c.3 non-profit company, the Alliance is a sister organisation to IOAS and aims to improve the quality of organic claims through education on best certification and accreditation practices, to develop tools for preventing fraud and to share these tools and educational components with all those involved, so as to enhance trust in the organic guarantee system. We work with regulators, the conformity assessment community, producers, retailers, consumers, certification and accreditation bodies, traders and national and international organisations that share the same goals. www.alliancefororganicintegrity.bio

IOAS works internationally to assess the competence of organisations providing certification in organic and sustainable agriculture, environmental management, social justice and fair trade. It was founded by IFOAM - Organics International in 1997 to help build trust and integrity in the organic market around the world, initially through IFOAM Accreditation, and more latterly through offering accreditation for a much wider range other, related standards and schemes. www.ioas.org

Soilecologylab.co.uk is an innovative start-up providing services (soil biology testing, microscopy training) and products (compost and soil inocula) to enhance the Soil Food Web for farms and gardens.

We have converted our Victorian farmyard in Somerset into 20 small business units, housing an eclectic mix of professional, art, craft and food businesses. Tenants include Take Art!, Imagine Learn Create, Arttus Period Interiors, Julia Thompson Silversmith, John Adamson Wood Carver, SHQ Miniatures, Heroics & Ros, Bower Bakery, Angel Eyes Photography, iOme Fitness, Mark Wood Bespoke Joinery, Veelyn Ltd, Upholstery Studio, Blackdown Greenroofs Ltd, Navtor UK Ltd, Fret & Nut, Steve's Amps, . There's usually one or two units available as people come and go, so contact me if you're looking for a nice space in a lovely environment just half a mile from the A303. www.flaxdrayton.co.uk

Co-owner with my acupuncturist wife and two other business partners of this successful centre for complementary medicine in Yeovil, Somerset - wide range of therapies offered, plus studio space for classes and courses. www.ninespringsclinic.org

Advise the Board of Directors on strategy, governance and direction, mentor to the General Manager.

Chairman of this SW regional sustainable development company, producing pioneering exemplar building developments.

Bristol, England, Gb

Providing top level policy advice on its strategic direction with particular emphasis on organic standards and legislation, technical developments, governance, international relations, sustainability and climate change. Now part time, I represent the Soil Association in two international collaborations: as chair of the COSMOS-standard AISBL (organic and natural cosmetics standards - www.cosmos-standard.org); and the Global Organic Textile Standard (www.global-standard.org).

Bristol, England, Gb

Overall responsibility for maintaining, developing and upholding the Soil Association's organic standards, covering all areas of production and manufacturing.

Bristol, England, Gb

Managing director of the certification subsidiary of the Soil Association (charity), responsible for its commercial viability, its technical competence and its international reputation.

Representing and informing the 300+ member organisations of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements in Europe, coordinating and lobbying for organic-friendly policies (and research) in the EU.

Organic farming operation growing a wide range of vegetable crops and livestock for sale through our farm shop and wholesale round.

Ma, Agriculture & Forest Sciences

A Level, Biology, Maths, Chemistry