SUSTAINABLE Crediton has organised a Film Show, which will take place at Crediton Methodist Church on Wednesday, March 19.

The film “Food for Thought”, a film produced by Cornwall Climate Care, looks at the impacts of modern animal agriculture as well as some of the Cornish initiatives underway to mitigate them – and also the role that regenerative farming could play in actually combating climate change while producing nutritious food.

Following the film there will be Question and Answer discussion lead by local farmers David Govier, Sam Bullingham and James Dyke, Associate Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Exeter.

David Govier farms at Langridge Farm just outside Crediton.

Langridge has been farmed by the Govier family since 1969 and is now run by David.

The farm consists of traditional mixed organic land split between vegetable production, livestock, mainly sheep and mixed managed woodland; 160 acres of land in total rotation produces 25 acres of veg annually.

The farm started converting to Organic in 1983 and was all fully organic by the growing season of 1988.

Sam Bullingham of Taw River Dairy stocks more than 50 Jersey Cows which are 100 per cent pasture fed; no concentrated feed or antibiotics are used and calves stay with their mothers until they finish suckling.

The farm produces, pasteurises and processes milk and ice-cream on site using milk from their small herd of pasture-fed Jersey and Jersey cross cows. Low intensity farming methods mean their 400 acre farm traps more carbon in the soil than it releases.

James Dyke led the cross-department programme MSc Global Sustainability Solutions. In 2019 he was appointed Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute.

His book Fire Storm and Flood: the violence of climate change was published in 2021.

Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Entry by donation (suggested £4). Refreshments available.