Join ActForEaling and partners on Wednesday 17 April 2024, 6pm, at Ealing Picturehouse for a screening of Six Inches of Soil. The film explores the sustainability of our food growing systems in the UK, followed by a live panel discussion.
About Six Inches of Soil
Six Inches of Soil tells the inspiring story of young British farmers standing up against the industrial food system. These young farmers transform the way they produce food, to heal the soil, our health and provide for local communities. Given that approximately 178,000 farmers work in the UK and manage 71% of the UK’s land, these farms provide half of the food we eat. The current “industrial” mainstream farming practices significantly contribute to soil degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change. Six Inches of Soil is a story of three new farmers on the first year of their regenerative journey to heal the soil and transform the food system:
- Anna Jackson is a Lincolnshire 11th generation arable and sheep farmer.
- Adrienne Gordon is a Cambridgeshire small-scale vegetable farmer.
- Ben Thomas rears pasture fed beef cattle in Cornwall.
Panel Discussion and Networking
Film screening followed by a short panel discussion, raising awareness and engagement around our food systems and nature restoration locally. The panel includes:
- Claire MacKenzie, Producer
- Colin Ramsay, Director
- Silas Hedley Lawrence, Farmer
- Trevor Sharman, Ealing Transition
- Abbie Pascoe- Apaw, Ealing Food Partnership
- Paul Carter, Ealing Allotment Partnership & Ealing Parks Foundation
There will also be an informal gathering after in the Picturehouse foyer bar to enable connections and opportunities.
For inspiration on what you can do for the food system, have a look at how this Local family fed by their edible front garden.
Location and Tickets
Tickets should be purchased in advance from the cinema. Please click here for the link.
The event is hosted by the Picturehouse Green Screen programme. This is jointly hosted with local community groups including Ealing Transition Initiative, Ealing Food Partnership, ActforEaling and West London University, who have been co-operating together over the last 6 months in offering a programme of events focused on healthy sustainable food for all.