The Soil Speaks by Kate Fox | Hot Poets | We Feed The UK

Описание: 10 new poems of hope, nature and community for We Feed the UK, from the UK farmers changing nature, food and life for the better.

Poem: 'The Soil Speaks''
Inspired by: Farmer Stuart Johnson
Written and Performed by: Hot Poet, Kate Fox
Location: Northumberland
Filmed by: Jon Hardy, Counterstate Films

We Feed The UK (seeded by The Gaia Foundation) is a major arts project pairing award-winning poets and photographers with the UK’s most inspiring regenerative farmers and food producers. These groundbreaking collaborations will celebrate Britain’s custodians of soil, sea and seed, showcasing their positive solutions to climate change, the biodiversity crisis and social justice.

About the Farmers
Incentivised by the increasing cost of artificial fertiliser, Stuart Johnson started to naturally restore the soil on his family farm. By brewing up his own compost teas he has stopped any use of chemicals on the land, and won Soil Farmer of the Year 2023. Restoring this abundance is the secret to a resilient future for farming. There’s nothing a good brew can’t fix.

About the Poet
Kate Fox is a stand up poet, spoken word artist and broadcaster. She’s a regular contributor to Radio 3’s spoken word cabaret “The Verb”, has made two comedy series for Radio 4, been Poet in Residence for the Glastonbury Festival and the Great North Run and completed a PhD in stand up comedy!

Hot Poets is an award-winning Arts organisation, working in the highest levels and deepest roots of the climate space to powerfully communicate climate change science and action through spoken word poetry . Integral to our partnership with We Feed the UK, is the commissioning of world class regional poets, reflecting the broad diversity of voices and communities.

Watch all the poems and find out more at:

wefeedtheuk.org
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