Green Man director, Fiona Stewart, has spoken about the Welsh Government's move of buying Gilestone Farm in Powys, as the music festival approaches its 20th year. In May this year, it was revealed that the Government had purchased the land for £4.25m and its intended use was to further "the wider business and development of the wider Green Man business", including sustainable development work, farming activities and a "range of other things that would allow them to keep the operation in Wales."
Fiona Stewart, who has run the festival since 2005, told WalesOnline that Gilestone Farm wasn't being 'given to' the Green Man Festival and that it would rent the property from the Welsh Government. She said: "We've been talking to them for a very long time because they want to build on the success of Green Man. There's an issue with a lack of jobs for young people in Wales, especially in the rural communities and we're good at that - ethically we've been involved in this area for a very long time in terms of social support and we want to push that.
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