Stories - We Feed the UK

THE STORIES:

We Feed The UK is a nationwide environmental storytelling campaign from The Gaia Foundation. We are pairing photographers and poets with the UK’s best custodians of soil, sea and seed to disrupt the dominant narrative; inspiring producers and consumers with radical but deep-rooted stories of food that can boost biodiversity, help us adapt to climate change and bring communities together.

“We are making the culture and culture makes mindsets. We can inspire this change that needs to happen.”
Hot Poet Dizraeli on BBC Food Programme

The campaign kicks off with ten time-critical environmental stories, told online and in exhibitions between February 2024 and June 2025.

Find upcoming story events near you.

NEWLY LAUNCHED STORIES OF RESILIENCE:

JUST LAUNCHED

UNEARTHED: RESTORING SOIL

Inspired by Wharmley Farm in Northumberland

Poetry by Kate Fox | Photography by Johannah Churchill | Exhibited with North East Photography Network at The Sill in Northumberland

VISIT THE EXHIBITION

environmental storytelling unearthing tales of hedgerow restoration

RE-EXHIBITING NOW

AGRI-CULTURE: A LINEAGE OF HEDGEROW LIGGING

Inspired by Strickley Farm in Cumbria

Poetry by Testament | Photography by Johannes Pretorius | Exhibited at Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool

VISIT THE EXHIBITION

SEPTEMBER 2024

FOOD JUSTICE: SERVED FRESH FROM URBAN FARMS

Inspired by Go Grow With Love and Black Rootz in London

Poetry by Zena Edwards | Photography by Arpita Shah | Exhibited with Photo Fringe at ONCA Gallery in Brighton and across Buildhollywood billboards in North London

EXPLORE STORY

A story of urban farming for food justice in London

Environmental storytelling project focused on community growing in Shropshire

SEPTEMBER 2024

FROM CRISIS TO KINSHIP: HEALING PEOPLE AND PLACE

Inspired by Fordhall Organic Farm in Shropshire

Poetry by Jasmine Gardosi | Photography by Aaron Schuman | Published with GRAIN Projects as an immersive book

EXPLORE STORY

MORE ENVIRONMENTAL STORYTELLING COMING UP:

A tale weaved with threads of organic flax of sustainable linen production in Ireland

COMING FEBRUARY 2025

FIBRE: NATURE-FRIENDLY FLAX FARMING

Inspired by Mallon Farm in Northern Ireland

Poetry by Abby Oliveira | Photography by Yvette Monahan | Exhibited at Belfast Exposed in Northern Ireland

EXPLORE STORY

COMING APRIL 2025

FISHING: IN DEEP WATER OFF CORNWALL AND THE SCILLY ISLES

Inspired by fishers along the south coast

Poetry by Chris Redmond | Photography by Jon Tonks | Exhibited at Martin Parr Foundation in Bristol

EXPLORE STORY

Environmental storytelling captures sustainable fishing tales

from seed to supper - environmental storytelling of organic grain

COMING APRIL 2025

GRAIN REBELS: A FOOD REVOLUTION STARTS WITH SEED

Inspired by Gothelney Farm and Field Bakery in Somerset

Poetry by Dizraeli | Photography by Lúa Ribeira | Exhibited at The Royal Photographic Society in Bristol

EXPLORE STORY

UNTIL 2026

POP-UP PORTRAITS: CHANGING THE FACE OF REGENERATIVE FARMING

Inspired by the deep-rooted, radical-minded folk behind the regenerative farming movement

Photography by Louis Little | A low-cost, high-joy environmental storytelling exhibition travelling festivals, fields and farms. Get in touch if you’re interested in stringing this up in your own space!

EXPLORE STORY

Feeling Inspired?

If you’re feeling inspired by these custodians of sea, soil and seed, and are wondering what you can do to support them, we’ve gathered some resources to help you find your role in the movement, whether you’re a farmer, fisher or a citizen.

Join the movement