Join us during Great Big Green week for a screening of Wilding, a film telling the story of the Knepp Estate‘s transformation from a typical British farm into a celebration of rewilding and regenerative farming. The film is based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title.

“Wilding tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. The pair battle entrenched tradition as they rip down fences and set the land back to its natural state, entrusting its recovery to a motley mix of animals both tame and wild. It is the beginning of a grand experiment that will become one of the most significant rewilding projects in Europe“. Passion Pictures.

Members of Ealing Transition will be attending the film screening and will be available for conversation afterwards. Please contact the cinemas directly to purchase a ticket to see the film, The film is showing a day earlier than its general release date as a Big Green Week preview : showing at ActOne Cinema Acton at 6.30pm (booking here) and Ealing Picture House at 8.30pm (booking here).

You might also feel inspired to create your own rewilding project, or support us with our Community Orchard in the Lammas Park enclosure.

Rupert Read, former Ealing resident and Green councillor on Norwich Council for 7 years, is holding a London book launch of his latest book, on Sunday May 19th from 2.00 to 6.00pm. The book is called  ‘THE CLIMATE MAJORITY PROJECT’, and was co-edited and co-authored with Rosie Bell and Liam Kavanagh. At 4pm there will be a short talk from one of the other contributors to the book, and a chance to ask questions about the book and about the Climate Majority Project itself. If you would like to attend please RSVP to steering@ealingtransition.org for more details.

All of Rupert Read’s recent books, including Parents for a Future and Deep Adaptation and others, will be available for purchase (cut price, in the case of most of the older books), and can be signed to order!  Please bring some cash with you for the books etc if possible, though other forms of payment will be possible.

This event is co-hosted by Ealing Transition and representatives from Ealing Transition will be there to talk about their current projects in Ealing at the moment. Join us for good conversation, light refreshments, and a focus on positive steps we can take to address the climate crisis.

Join Ealing Transition on 17 April 2024 for a screening of Six Inches of Soil, a film focussing on regenerative agriculture and farming in Britain, followed by a live panel discussion with the producer Claire MacKenzie.  The film screening is taking place at Ealing Picture House at 6pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024. Tickets should be purchased in advance from the cinema. Please click here for the link.

Six Inches of Soil tells the inspiring story of young British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food – to heal the soil, our health and provide for local communities. Approximately 178,000 farmers work in the UK and manage 71% of the UK’s land, to provide half of the food we eat, while current “industrial” mainstream farming practices significantly contribute to soil degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change. Six Inches of Soil is a story of three new farmers on the first year of their regenerative journey to heal the soil and help transform the food system – Anna Jackson, a Lincolnshire 11th generation arable and sheep farmer; Adrienne Gordon, a Cambridgeshire small-scale vegetable farmer; and Ben Thomas, who rears pasture fed beef cattle in Cornwall.