Six Inches of Soil

📣 LINE UP …. 🤹 Roll up for a fabulous afternoon & evening @shimplingparkfarm on: SOIL to FEAST Saturday 6th June 1.30-7.30pm Near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 🤩 line up: @compost_michael @lizziesagoo @luciebennettrules @rachelvollerthun @jopearlceramics @tomthefoodchampion @biddlesbread @sunshineandgreen @skoolbeanz @john.pawsey @josiah.meldrum @consciousplanet #savesoil @soilassociation @lucywilliamsonnutrition @britishsocietyofsoilscience @microbzprobiotics @soil_ed_uk 🪱 🌾 🫘 🥖 Anyone aged 8-100 who wants to have a fun filled afternoon on a farm, with a celebratory feast at the end. 🎫 via this link /events/shimplingparkfarm/2134175 / 🔗 in @shimplingparkfarm bio 💛 ALL activities and food included in the price - we’ve managed to keep it reasonable 🙏 to the support of a local agriculture trust. #soil #microscopiclife #soilpit #farmwalk 🎨 📚 🎶 🧘 🎥

READY FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT!#(🥰 reel worth watching all the way through!) 🎙️ For this podcast episode our host, @rtufton , visited a classroom, where he recorded it with: lots of children @internationalschooloftexas , chickens 🐥 , a farmer Daniel Coindreau, a soil scientist @soilissexy and a bundle of 🪱 🪱! Enjoy the chirpings and the deeply inquisitive minds as they delve into the world of soil and food. 🧑‍🏫 Don’t jump off early as in our outro you will meet @_growingthefuture who is embedding soil, farming, food & environmental lessons throughout the school curriculum at Barnham CEVC school in Suffolk. 🙏 to the school for hosting us and sharing video and 📸 clips and for our special guests, especially Andie Marsh @soilissexy for being with us for a second time - #supersoilmate ! 🎧 via your fave pod app and via links on our podcast page : /podcast 🎶 @rewildingthesoil ✂️ edit @meg.chatham

📺 WATCH ON AMAZON & APPLE 📺 We are excited to re announce that you can now watch #sixinchesofsoil on APPLE , AMAZON (PRIME in 🇬🇧) and YOUTUBE movies 🔗 are all in the bio or search for it on your 📺 apps. 🙏 be kind and share this news as lots of folks have been asking us! And for any regions outside of Amazon and Apple please hit the @journeymanpictures link. Enjoy!

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK During this week we have been thinking a lot about the farming community. Right now it’s as hard to farm as it’s ever been. We wanted to share this honest and tender chat we had with Hugh Addison @theborderlinechallenge . We can’t thank Hugh enough for his openness, hopefully his words can provide support for anyone in need. Following a chat this week we also wanted to share that Hugh, his sister and a friend are once again going to try to swim across the Irish Sea - last time the weather stopped them from doing so. This is for the @theborderlinechallenge all in aid of the wonderful charity @rabicharity . Please join us in supporting them and in turn supporting the vital work that RABI do supporting the farming community in crisis. A word of caution before listening to this chat in full, as you can hear, this episode contains sensitive material. It can be listened here: /six-inches-of-soil-the-podcast/episodes/698b5247d4ce946316e97268 🔗 in bio or via any podcast app. If you or someone you love is struggling, help is available. In the UK, you can call 111 and select option 2 to access urgent mental health support. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. If you’re elsewhere, please seek out local crisis services in your country. You’re not alone. It’s okay to ask for help.

JO IN THE WATER x SIX INCHES OF SOIL @sixinchesofsoil tells the inspiring story of young British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food - to heal the soil, our health and provide for local communities. This amazing film shares the same DNA as Jo in the Water: a celebration of the power of communities to drive and inspire change at grassroots level. We look forward to more inspiring conversations in coming months! We are continuing our UK cinema tour and will be expanding the reach of our community screenings programme- keep your eye on upcoming dates! Next few highlights: 🗓️ Saturday 16th May 2026, 7.30pm 🎥 Screening +Q&A, @kingscinemakingsbridge 🗓️ Sunday 17th May 2026, 7pm 🎥 Screening +Q&A, @pavilionsteignmouth 🗓️ Saturday 30th May 2026, 7.30pm 🎥 Screening +Q&A, @lighthousepoole Book tickets via link in bio 👉 @surfersagainstsewage @riveractionuk @sixinchesofsoil

Join us and Kingsbridge Climate Action a FREE screening of Six Inches of Soil on 1st June at 5pm - Quay House, Kingsbridge. We are excited to be collaborating with @kbclimateaction on this screening. The film follows three new farmers (Anna Jackson, Adrienne Gordon, and Ben Thomas) in their first year of transitioning to agroecological practices, challenging the industrial food system. See link in bio to book tickets #sixinchesofsoil #kingsbridgeclimateaction

Meet Debbie Smyth 👋 Debbie helps bring our brand to the marketplace, working closely with bakeries, food manufacturers and pizza makers to share the benefits of regenerative farming and what it means for building a more sustainable food business. Here she is at IFE, the UK’s biggest food and drink trade event, speaking with customers and spreading the word about why regenerative farming matters — for soil health, for food quality and for the future of the industry. Thanks for all your brilliant work, Debbie! 🌾🍕💚 #RegenerativeFarming #SustainableBusiness #FoodIndustry #IFE #Bakeries #FoodManufacturing #PizzaMakers #SustainableFood #SoilHealth

UPCOMING CLA EVENT: Rooted in the Future: Regenerative Farming at Pastures Farm Tuesday 19 May | 4.30 pm – 8.30 pm Pastures Farm, Caxton, Cambridge CB23 3PF Price: £12 inc. VAT Nuffield Scholar and farmer Tom Pearson will take you on a tour of his home farm in Caxton where you will learn about his team's regenerative farming, agroforestry and composting, as well as their research and trials. Tom combines his work as a regenerative arable farmer with a background as a medical doctor and public health specialist. He is passionate about championing the importance of nutrition and health - such as local food access, community engagement and food education. He has been involved in the recently published Vitagri white paper looking at farming systems and nutrition. During this visit Tom and the team will discuss their work using Johnson Su bioreactor compost extracts, to deliver a living microbial inoculant at drilling. This is part of the combination of activities aiming to improve soil health, plant nutrient uptake, and ultimately carbon sequestration and climate resilient soils. They will also discuss their ADOPT (InnovateUK/DEFRA funded) trial looking at 'reactive agronomy', foliar nitrogen applications and nitrogen use efficiency. You will also see Adrienne Gordon’s Sweet Pea Market Garden, which featured in the documentary @sixinchesofsoil . The garden uses around three acres of land for producing salads, microgreens, edible flowers, and seasonal fruit and vegetables which are sold at local farmers’ markets and farm shops. Additionally, you will hear how the agroforestry project at Pastures Farm currently involves dessert apple trees and how walnut and hazelnut trees are being considered. And you will learn about Regenerate Outcomes' involvement to generate carbon credits. A supper, showcasing local produce and refreshments, are included in the ticket price. This event is supported by: @regenerateoutcomes , @hcrlaw and @virginmoney To book contact [email protected] or call 01638 590 429.

🥳 WIGGLY WORMS 🪱 🪱 Every Wednesday the highlight of the day is when the pupils of Barnham CEVC Primary School feed their worms in the @wormcity_wormery . 🪱 🪱 then produce ‘worm poop’, the children harvest it and use the vermicompost in their raised beds to boost plant growth and improve soil structure. Amy Arnold, head teacher, @_growingthefuture created this day. With her team they have embedded teaching the children all about soil, farming, food and the environment into all lessons. Their work is truly inspirational and you can see them in the short film produced for @soil_ed_uk 🎧 To hear more from 🤩 Amy tune in to our next podcast episode, due to be released next week. For now you can subscribe and be alerted when the episode is live. 🎙️ #blackgold #childrenimmersedinnature

TWO FUN PACKED YEARS 🥳 It’s been two years since we recorded the first-ever Six Inches of Soil podcast with the amazing Gabe Brown @brownsranch , @ben_thomas7_ , Jacob Sumner, and Chris Hogg. Following on from the Six Inches of Soil documentary, it’s been so fun bringing experts in their fields from across the 🌍 to each and every episode. The impact so far has been truly global: We’ve reached 96 different countries! 🌍 While the ♥️ of our community is the UK , followed closely by the USA, Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, we are officially reaching soil-lovers in the most unexpected places: A huge shoutout to our listeners in: 🇫🇰 The Falkland Islands 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇯🇴 Jordan 🇳🇵 Nepal Why tune in? Across 14 episodes, we’ve welcomed: 51 visionary guests exploring how soil connects us all and how caring for it positively affects all our lives. We’ve covered so much ‘ground’ (we 🧡 a soil pun or two!) 🪱 soil, soil, soil & more soil 🐄 Role of livestock & Animal Welfare 🌾 Arable, crop diversity, heritage grains 🥕 Veg - highs and lows 🚀 Climate Communication and weather 🌵 Greening the Desert and Working with too much water 🧠 Farmers Mental Health 💧 Plus SO much more: The magic of microbes, bugs, weeds, the water cycle, coffee, and chemical-free gardening tips! Whether you’re a farmer, a gardener, or just curious about the food on your plate, it’s time to challenge what you know about our food systems. Join our growing community of #Soilmates! Tune in, dig deep, and let’s get our hands (and ears?!) dirty. 🌍🎧 Listen now and join the conversation! (Link in bio, comments 👇and via /podcast) 🙏 Prod team: @rtufton @clai.remackenzie @meg.chatham @dragonlightfilms

🤡 TURNED BAKER 🧑‍🍳! Come and bake bread with @biddlesbread @shimplingparkfarm at the “Soil to Feast” event on: 📔 6th June 🕰️ 1.30-7.30pm 📍 Shimpling Park Farm, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk A day of exploring all things in and from the soil, such as the wheat grown and milled (by Dom Biddle the baker) @shimplingparkfarm . Everyone will have a go at making bread and learning the tricks of the trade from Dom. To find out more and buy a ticket 🎟️ head to /events/shimplingparkfarm/2134175 or link in @shimplingparkfarm bio

🦫 🦫 🦫 💦 In the last post we heard from Bella Lowes and now we are following it up with gorgeous footage she sent from her farm, Mill Barton in Devon @diggandco this was from last summer, 2025. It was a drought but despite that their cows had water thanks to the clever beavers who had created dams in their river. 🦫 Beavers are known as ‘ecosystem engineers’ for their unusual ability to shape their surroundings to suit themselves. They build dams on streams and other watercourses to create pools and wetlands where they feel secure to feed and interact with one another. Researchers found that beaver dams and their wetlands can significantly reduce storm flows by an average of 30% during periods of heavy rainfall. The research points to the benefits for flood prone communities downstream of beaver wetlands as they slow the movement of water, reducing the peak flow levels in rivers and streams.