Meet our people
work with us our culture meet our people benefits recruitment process volunteering FAQs		These profiles of our staff demonstrate the variety of work available at the Soil Association: Director of the Food for Life Partnership - Emma Noble As Director of the Food for Life Partnership, Emma is responsible for co-ordinating the skills and expertise of the Focus on Food Campaign, Garden Organic and the Health Education Trust, in reaching out through schools to give communities access to seasonal, local and organic food. Emma has a background in environmental science and a Doctorate in sustainable development. She helped initiate some of the first Food for Life projects in North Yorkshire and Shropshire. Then, moving to the Policy department she oversaw some key Food For Life policy initiatives and a number of reports, including the Real Meal Deal. Food for Life Partnership Regional Co-ordinator (South East of England) - Sara Osman Sara works as the Regional Coordinator in the South East of England for the Food For Life Partnership. Each year Sara works with approximately six Flagship Schools and Communities and provides support to schools by sourcing local and organic food for meals, setting up vegetable gardens, encouraging them to see where cooking activities can fit into the curriculum and establishing an ongoing link with a local farm. Horticulture Development Manager - Ben Raskin Ben is the charities horticultural representative. After 12 years of commercial growing experience, Ben joined the Soil Association in 2006. He is also passionate about inspiring a new generation of organic farmers and growers, and is currently focused on doing this through the Soil Association Organic Apprenticeship Scheme. Director of Farmer & Grower Relations - Phil Stocker Phil is responsible for the relationships and communications between the Soil Association and its farmer and grower members, and the services provided through producer membership. He came to the Soil Association after over 25 years of practical farming and farm management and his role now concentrates on creating a viable and secure future for producers involved in sustainable organic farming. See also... » A day in the life of James Cleeton, Food for Life Partnership South West Manager » A day in the life of Sophie Shevlin, Business Development Manager » A day in the life of Jonathan Troth, Inspector Manager