Fiona Stewart, the owner of Green Man Festival, has said that the site of Gilestone Farm in Powys will be used to help young people into farming. This comes after Welsh Government was faced with criticism after it purchased the site in May for £4.5m in an attempt to secure the future of the festival, with Ms Stewart's company paying for commercial rent.
According to the BBC, Ms Stewart said she would employ a local farmer to manage the land, she wanted "farmers farming Gilestone" and that they were in the process of doing that. The boss also noted she would have preferred to have had a loan to buy the farm, but the Welsh Government wanted to own it and charge rent instead.
Back in May of this year, the economy minister, Vaughan Gething, said the government bought the 240-acre farm in the Brecon Beacons to ensure the art and music festival had a "permanent home" in Wales, but the festival said it would keep its event in Crickhowell, which prompted questions over the deal.
