It’s the small actions that count. In Reading, we start where we're at and take radically hopeful actions towards change.
On a windy night in Reading, to a sold-out audience a panel of scientists, growers and transformational leaders took to the stage to talk about an underground revolution. A revolution that is returning the spent soil in our land to the nutrient rich source of growing abundance.
The film, Six Inches of Soil has become a national sensation, being shown to sold-out audiences around the UK and the showings at the Reading Biscuit Factory in April are no exception. IER joined a panel of soil experts to talk about the importance of healthy soil and how individually and collectively we might rediscover our "regenerative nature". What might that mean to you? And just how can we all contribute to creating healthier and more nutrient-rich soils?
Panelist and soil expert Frida Mariana (@frida_soilbio) spoke about the benefits of companion planting and how beneficial microbes in soil attach to plant roots to create a network of awesome organisms. These organisms not only support the plant by attracting nutrients, but if we leave the roots in the ground (following no dig and permaculture principles) we add more back into the soil to support the growth of plants in the future. In short, let it be. More will come of the earth if we let it regenerate at its own pace, not that of rampant commercialism and over-farming.
The film and expert panel were a great combination and an opportunity to talk to soil revolutionaries about growing together and taking care of our land, whether outside our front door, or by supporting growers who are taking radically hopeful approaches to regenerating their farms.
To find out more about why soil health matters, check out this INCREDIBLE video from Paula Mayers (Soil Ecology Laboratory):
It’s taken a billion awful actions to get us into this mess and it’s going to take a billion more to get us out of it. We can all start by taking care of the soil.
🥕 To find the next and nearest screening dates for you, check out the Six Inches of Soil site here and more about the story of the film here.
And shout out to Transition Town Reading's Professor Chris Rhodes for organising the showing, and our friends at Reading Biscuit Factory for being super flexible with scheduling and support. 🥕🥕
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