Six Inches of Soil Documentary Screening Now
Thank you to Matthews Cotswold Flour for publishing this blog about our film and screenings programme. Bertie Matthews is a long time supporter of Six Inches of Soil and we are very grateful to him and the team.
Meet Six Inches of Soil Animator Brook Morgan…
Read this blog to find out Brook’s creative process and how she worked with our Director Colin Ramsay to create the stunning animation that you’ll see in our film. Watch the time lapse video for a glimpse into her work.
1% for the Planet…
We had an amazing introduction to 1% for the Planet through Simon Bailey, CEO, LSP Leadership. Read this blog to find out more and to discover how your business could support Six Inches of Soil through the 1% for the Planet platform.
Producer Claire Mackenzie Chosen as Ambassador for Love British Food
Find out why our Producer Claire Mackenzie is thrilled to become a Love British Food Ambassador
Six Inches of Soil Coming Soon…
Don’t miss this new blog, which was first published by our partner NFFN, providing the latest information about our film and its release.
Soil: The thin veil that sustains us all
We had the absolute pleasure of chatting to no-till legend Blake Vince recently. Find out how Blake’s journey into no-till and cover crops began in his childhood and why he thinks we have a responsibility to look after the land.
Welcome to our new partners, The First Thirty!
The First Thirty (TFT) has become our latest partner, supporting our fundraising campaign and our impact work post-film release! TFT is a venture capital fund focused on investing in early-stage companies, particularly in the agri-food sector, that will lead to an accelerated transition to a regenerative economy.
A Nourishing Start to 2023 at ORFC
We had a great time at ORFC 2023 and we were very fortunate to secure a last minute interview with the legend that is Vandana Shiva, thanks to Chelsea Green Books.
Six Inches of Soil Teaser Trailer Screening at Oxford Farming Conference
Six Inches of Soil goes to Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) and Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC)
‘Plant Your Pants’ with Country Trust (and the Six Inches of Soil team)
We had a fantastic time filming with children from Winhills Primary School in Cambridge as part of Country Trust’s new ‘Plant your Pants’ campaign.
Filming with Regen Farming Agroecology Experts…
We’ve had so many brilliant days filming with farmers and experts on location at farms and events across the country. Last week our principal Anna chatted to the brilliant John and Alice Pawsey and Josiah Meldrum.
Six Inches of Soil Joins the Land Workers’ Alliance London March
We had an amazing time at the Land Workers’ Alliance “Good Food Good Farming” March in London. Read our blog to find out what we got up to and why this event is so important.
Six Inches of Soil: The Story so Far
This blog was first published on Six Inches of Soil’s partner website Nature Friendly Farming Network. It summarizes our journey so far and explains how we are committed to delivering a nature friendly agroecology documentary feature film and impact campaign.
Farm carbon foot printing and the importance of dung beetles…
Read this Six Inches of Soil blog to find out how our principal Ben Thomas is working with the Farm Carbon Toolkit as part of its Lottery funded Farm Net Zero project in Cornwall. Plus discover all you need to know about dung beetles in a nature friendly farm system.
Get to Know Our Principal Adrienne Gordon…
Adrienne Gordon is one of our film’s three principal characters. She runs Sweetpea Market Garden, a small-scale vegetable farm in Caxton, Cambridgeshire.
Matt Chatfield explains the importance of silvopasture to Six Inches of Soil
The Cornwall Project’s Matt Chatfield has been grazing his ewes on the woodland on his farm using the silvopasture technique for three or four years, and the land has been transformed. This regen farming technique increases biodiversity and enriches soil. Read our interview with Matt and find out more.
Introducing Six Inches of Soil Principal Anna Jackson
Meet our principal Anna Jackson, who came home to farming during Covid. She’s a keen environmentalist and has adopted agroecology practices running the family farm with her dad Andrew.
Meet Six Inches of Soil Principal Ben Thomas
Introducing the first of our three brilliant principals, Ben Thomas. Read his blog and find out why he chose to be part of our film and what regen means to him.
Six Inches of Soil Goes to Groundswell 2022…
We had a fantastic two days at Groundswell 2022. Read our blog and find out what we got up to.
New Feature Film Six Inches of Soil Documents British Agroecology Transition
Our publicist Kate interviewed Jake Fiennes, Head of Conservation at Holkham Estate in Norfolk, for this WildEast blog focusing on regen farming in East Anglia.