Six Inches Of Soil Film

by Colin Ramsay in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

We did it

On 29th March 2022 we successfully raised £20,710 with 237 supporters in 28 days

Bring the untold story of Britain’s agroecological revolution to the big screen. You can still donate on our website www.sixinchesofsoil.org

by Colin Ramsay in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Food and Drink, Environment

Colin Ramsay 30th March 2022

BIG THANKS for all your support

The Six Inches of Soil crowdfunder has finished. I'm relieved, inspired, but mostly humbled by everyone's generosity and interest in the subject.
What a fantastic campaign, we've raised £20,710 with 237 supporters in 28 days so HUGE THANKS to everyone who has contributed, every pound makes a difference. This initial round…

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Colin Ramsay 28th March 2022

Last day of our Crowdfunder!

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Colin Ramsay 24th March 2022

Weed wacking a cover crop

Amazing we've just passed the £10K mark, thank you everyone! This is me today on one of our character's farms cutting down some cover crops for spring planting

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Colin Ramsay 15th March 2022

Target reduction

Just a quick note to let all of you incredible supporters know that we’ve decided to half our £50,000 target. This film is a positive action for change, which is why, after much discussion, we took the decision to press on with the launch of our Crowdfunder on 1st March.
However,…

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Colin Ramsay 12th March 2022

Film Meet & New Rewards

A little video update from Colin as we pass the halfway mark on our campaign. Had a great film meet in Cambridge last night to discuss the film and chat to some of our supporters (pics below)

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Rewards

This project offers rewards in return for your donation

£10 or more

Shout out

a big thank you from us on social media for helping us get closer to making Six Inches of Soil

£20 or more

4 of 5 claimed

Flower Day Discount

£10 off the ticket of the Flourish Produce, Flower Day (a wonderful day of picking flowers on the farm at Linton, Cambs, lovely lunch and then a flower arranging workshop). https://www.flourishproduce.co.uk/

£35 or more

3 of 10 claimed

Hortiwool Garden Wool pouches

Hortiwool pouches contain five garden wool pads made from100% lambswool. They have numerous uses in your garden and are proven to support plant growth. For more information see: https://hortiwool.com/products/hortiwool-pouch

£40 or more

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20% discount on Matthews Cotswold Flour

20% discount code on Matthews Cotswolds Flour - Britain's artisan flour miller. Specialists In Organic, French & Cotswold Flour. https://www.fwpmatthews.co.uk

£50 or more

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Microbz chemical free gardening toolkits

Get everything you need for your garden from kitchen waste bucket to rose bloom with our complete chemical-free gardening toolkit (worth £39.95 each) for more info see: https://microbz.co.uk/product/chemical-free-garden-toolbox

£75 or more

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Matthews Cotswold Flour Sourdough Kit

Inside this sourdough kit you will find 5 handpicked organic Matthews Cotswold Flours, 5 recipes, a guide to making a sourdough starter, plus a collection of equipment for making all these recipes (worth £60). Also we are offering a 20% discount code on one flour order with this reward.

£100 or more

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Restaurant Vouchers

a £10 voucher for use at any of the Culpeper family pubs across London. The Culpeper Family Hospitality Group is a group of four pubs and restaurants across East and North London – The Culpeper near Spitalfields, The Buxton on Brick Lane, The Duke of Cambridge in Islington and The Green in Clerkenwell. https://www.theculpeper.com/about/

£100 or more

2 of 5 claimed

Agriculture books

5m books are offering books to the value of £100. Choosing this reward means that you will be able to pick books to that value from 5m books catalogue. Titles range across agriculture, animal health and welfare, aquaculture, and veterinary medicine. https://5mbooks.com/

£200 or more

0 of 5 claimed

Ask the expert - farm consultation

Private consultancy via Zoom with one of our agroecological experts about your farming enterprise with Stephen Briggs or George Young

£200 or more

1 of 4 claimed

'Local food hub' evening with Duncan Catchpole

An educational evening with Cambridge Organic Food Company founder Duncan Catchpole to discuss local food. Ideal for an eco-group or growing community (max 10 people) looking to kickstart a local food hub. East Anglia region only. All attendees will receive an organic veg box and a copy of Duncan's book, "Local Food Ecosystems: How Food Hubs can Help Create a More Sustainable Food System".

£500 or more

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Ask the expert - farm walk

Farm walks with one of our agroecological farming experts (4 person max in each group). Experts are Stephen Briggs, George Young or Ian Wilkinson (FarmED)

£2,000 or more

0 of 5 claimed

Exclusive Screening of the film in your name

A film screening in your honour! You will be personally responsible for making one of our film premieres possible at a screening event in England. VIP tickets for you and a guest to your premiere where the film's creators Colin & Claire will personally acknowledge your contribution. You will also be credited in the film.

£5,000 or more

1 of 5 claimed

Executive Producer

Hero status! Exec producer credit on IMDB and in the film. A VIP premiere experience for you and a guest at a screening of your choice and a meal out with the film creators - Colin & Claire.

£30 or more

5 of 5 claimed

Signed copy of Rebugging the Planet book

Signed copy of Rebugging the Planet: The Remarkable Things that Insects (and Other Invertebrates) Do - And Why We Need to Love Them More (Paperback) by Vicki Hird worth £12.99. Vicki will also write you a custom message in the book. https://www.waterstones.com/book/rebugging-the-planet/vicki-hird/gillian-burke/9781645020189

£30 or more

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Regenerative Agriculture titles from Chelsea Green

Choose one of these 'must read' titles from Chelsea Green. Put your choice in the comments - one of each available. From: Our Wild Farming Life Lynn Cassells & Sandra Baer (2022) Going to Seed Simon Fairlie (2022) Dirt to Soil Gabe Brown (2018) The Living Soil Handbook Jesse Frost (2021) A Small Farm Future Chris Smaje (2020) Letter to a Young Farmer Gene Logsdon (2017) On Gallows Down Nicola Chester (2021) www.chelseagreen.co.uk

£40 or more

1 of 1 claimed

Friday Farm Walk & Lunch at FarmED, Oxfordshire

Join a Friday Farm Walk & Lunch at FarmED, the centre for agro-ecological learning, near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire. See website for available dates in 2022: https://www.farm-ed.co.uk/eventsprogramme

£50 or more

10 of 10 claimed

Streaming Film Pass

Single annual streaming pass to watch the film after release as many times as you want for a year

£50 or more

5 of 5 claimed

Agriculture Books

5m books are offering books to the value of £50. Choosing this reward means that you will be able to pick books to that value from 5m books catalogue. Titles range across agriculture, animal health and welfare, aquaculture, and veterinary medicine. https://5mbooks.com/

£200 or more

2 of 2 claimed

Monthly Seasonal Organic Veg Box

monthly seasonal organic veg box (worth £15) delivered every month to your door for 12 months

£250 or more

1 of 1 claimed

Dinner and a Nights Stay

Dinner and a night’s stay at any of the Culpeper family pubs across London. The Culpeper Family Hospitality Group is a group of four pubs and restaurants across East and North London – The Culpeper near Spitalfields, The Buxton on Brick Lane, The Duke of Cambridge in Islington and The Green in Clerkenwell. https://www.theculpeper.com/about/

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