ON NOW
Cultivating Equality: Women Working with Land
Inspired by Grampian Graziers and Lauriston Farm in Scotland
Poetry by Iona Lee | Photography by Sophie Gerrard | Exhibited at Street Level Photoworks in Glasgow
The Stories:
We Feed The UK is a major arts project pairing critically acclaimed photographers and poets with the UK’s custodians of soil, sea and seed in order to showcase positive solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss and social justice.
Ten time-critical stories will be told online and in exhibitions between February 2024 and May 2025.
Coming Up:
ON NOW
Cultivating Equality: Women Working with Land
Inspired by Grampian Graziers and Lauriston Farm in Scotland
Poetry by Iona Lee | Photography by Sophie Gerrard | Exhibited at Street Level Photoworks in Glasgow
COMING MAY 2024
No Diggity: Keeping Carbon in the Ground
Inspired by No Diggity Gardens in the West Midlands
Poetry by Bohdan Piasecki | Photography by Ayesha Jones | Exhibited with Multistory in Walsall
COMING JUNE 2024
Custodians of the Land: Intergenerational Restoration
Inspired by The Penpont Project in Wales
Poetry by Ifor Ap Glyn | Photography by Andy Pilsbury | Exhibited at Penpont Estate in Wales
COMING 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
COMING OCTOBER 2024
Food Justice: Served Fresh from Community Farms
Inspired by Go Grow With Love and Black Rootz in London
Poetry by Zena Edwards | Photography by Arpita Shah | Exhibited with Photo Fringe in London and at ONCA Gallery in Brighton
COMING NOVEMBER 2024
Down to Earth: 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
COMING JANUARY 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
COMING APRIL 2025
In Deep Water: Sustainable Fishing
Inspired by fishers along the south coast
Poetry by Chris Redmond | Photography by Jon Tonks | Exhibited at Martin Parr Foundation in Bristol
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
If you’re feeling inspired by these custodians of land, 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.
Past Stories:
FEBRUARY 2024
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