Can farmers and fishermen from around the world find ways to feed us while saving the planet?
Guild member, columnist, food campaigner and Cambridgeshire regenerative farmer Jenny Jefferies is hosting an event, From Field to Sea: Global Lessons in Food Production, in London to help answer this question, arguably the burning issue of our times.
Inspired by Jenny’s award-winning book, Islands in a Common Sea: Stories of Farming, Fishing and Food Around the World, the free-to-attend evening at the Conduit Club in Covent Garden on 21st September will feature a screening of three short films based on chapters of the book, plus what promises to be a fascinating panel discussion chaired by Mallika Basu, a food writer, broadcaster and adviser in food, drink and hospitality.
The panel features Colin Ramsay, Director at Dragonlight Films, the filmmaker behind Six Inches of Soil, and Hertfordshire farmer John Cherry, who started the Groundswell Festival on his farm back in 2016.
In A Common Sea explores the livelihoods of farmers and fishermen around the world with a focus on how regenerative food production can help restore nature, feed people and reconnect us all to our communities, food, land, and sea.
“The main premise of the book and series is that a farmer’s and fisherman’s challenge and solution in this country are very similar, if not the same, as to a farmer’s and fisherman’s challenge and solution on the other side of the world,” says Jenny.
“Continuous challenges such as pressure from global food conglomerates, industrial farming and fishing production, geopolitics, worldwide conflict, local economic policies on a national and international level, the rise in cost of fuel and fertiliser, the rise in cost of living, post-Brexit, post-pandemic, climate change, are all collectively putting a resounding amount of pressure upon our food producers around the world. Farmers and fishermen are on the front line,” she adds.
“I created Islands in a Common Sea to raise awareness of the ingenuity, dedication, and sheer effort that goes into the production of food worldwide. Despite its global scale, the book is based upon my heartfelt belief that there is more in the world that unites us than divides us, and the power of this unity in overcoming the challenges that currently face us all, from climate change to food security,” explains Jenny.
“Stories can change each and every one of us, and stories can change the world. This docuseries will enable people to find out about all those good people doing extraordinarily brilliant food production around the world.”
Jenny has also just secured funding from The Grateful Film Fund and is actively looking for investment to help continue the adaptation of her award-winning book into a global documentary series.
Discover further information about the event, which includes the opportunity to ask questions and socialise, here and follow this link to register if you’d like to attend.
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