Six Inches of Soil The British Filmmakers Behind Their Hit Documentary

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Get a whopping 65% off your first Gousto box at: https://www.gousto.co.uk/raf/?promo_c... • Subscribe to Great British Adventures: / @greatbritishadventures • “Despite all our accomplishments, we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.” – Paul Harvey • Claire Mackenzie and Colin Ramsay are the visionary filmmakers behind the independent, British documentary, Six Inches of Soil , that is pioneering conversations about the future of farming and the environment not just in Britain, but around the world. • Their film follows three young farmers who are working to restore soil health and promote biodiversity in response to the environmental challenges posed by industrial farming practices. • In this conversation, Claire and Colin share their journey from concept to screen and how their film has sparked discussions across the country, bringing attention the importance of soil not just as the foundation of agriculture but as a natural solution for storing carbon and water retention - key components in addressing the environmental crisis. • Watch Six Inches of Soil now: • Vimeo: https://sixinchesofsoil.vhx.tv/ • Prime: https://amzn.to/3YgExpU • Two of the farmers featured in this film have already been on this podcast. Watch them here: • Anna Jackson - City Photographer to Regenerative Farmer: • From City Photographer to Regenerativ... • Adrienne Gordon - The Organic Market Garden Set Up From Scratch: • The Organic Market Garden Set Up from... • Mentioned in the Podcast: • Dirt To Soil by Gabe Brown: https://chelseagreen.co.uk/book/dirt-... • Groundswell: https://groundswellag.com/ • Adrienne Gordon’s Sweetpea Market Garden: https://sweetpeamarketgarden.co.uk/ • Cambridge Organic - https://cambridgeorganic.co.uk • Hodmedod’s. Pulses, Grains, Seeds and Flour from British Farms - https://hodmedods.co.uk/⁠](https://hodmedods.co.uk/ • Riverfood - [⁠https://www.riverford.co.uk/⁠](https://www.riverford.co.uk/) • Get Fair About Farming campaign has now changed to: https://www.sustainweb.org/news/sep24... • Marina O'Connell features in this film and was mentioned. Sadly, since this recording, Marina passed away: https://www.apricotcentre.co.uk/in-me... • Listen to the podcast 🎧 • Spotify: https://spoti.fi/44RDWfo • Apple: https://apple.co/461kG0u • / @greatbritishadventures • Get in contact: • / tombryanyeah • / greatbritishadventurespodcast • https://www.threads.net/@tombryanyeah • Chapters • 00:00 Introduction • 02:17 It’s all about the soil • 06:12 Claire’s connection to where food comes from • 09:15 Seeing the comparison between healthy and unhealthy soil • 12:56 The problem with industrial farming • 19:06 The current system is wrong, not the farmers • 21:22 The nature of soils in the UK • 24:30 What Regenerative Agriculture is • 27:36 Buzzwords and Greenwashing • 35:03 The benefits to farmers • 39:03 The three stories chosen in the film • 43:53 Anna and her family’s regenerative farm • 46:04 Adrienne’s organic market garden, Sweetpea • 53:37 Ben’s regeneratively farmed cattle • 59:24 The problem with meat • 01:02:38 Big Industry’s influence • 01:11:10 Labelling of food • 01:16:31 The benefits of healthy soil • 01:22:11 The erosion of UK soil • 01:24:55 Marina O’Connell’s casestudy • 01:26:47 Working out what to fit in the final film • 01:35:34 Funding and teaming the film • 01:42:04 Enjoying the distribution journey

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