Film + Q&A: 6 inches of soil

Film Screening of 6 inches of soil followed by Q&A with Sam Carey, Alice Briggs and Roz Corbett

Sam Carey is an innovative farmer based in Machynlleth who is using regenerative principles to develop a sustainable and profitable no-input dairy farming system at Mathafarn (Llanwrin), with a particular emphasis on the importance of soil health

Alice is currently programme manager for Tir Canol, a landscape partnership in Mid Wales delivering artist residency programmes and working on projects supporting climate action, coastal adaptation initiatives and nature recovery with a blue print co-designed by the community and funded by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. Alice freelances as a curator and producer, and is a mentor for the Creative Steps Arts Council of Wales Scheme. She was previously head of art at Amgueddfa Cymru, and assistant curator at Ceredigion Museum. She has twenty five years’ experience working in museums, heritage and the arts as a curator, but also as a socially engaged practice artist with a focus on ecology, landscape, memory and community.

Roz is an organic market gardener and grower at Gerddi Glan Dyfi, a 1ha market garden just outside of Penegoes. She has 9 years experience market gardening on a commercial basis. She is also Crop Trials coordinator for Tir Canol, working to support local food system development in the area. She has a PhD in human geography, focusing on community landownership and farming transitions in Scotland.