Forgotten Fibre:
A Journey into Sustainable Farming
Tristan Patrick Sherfield
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Forgotten Fibre is a compelling documentary that highlights the forgotten potential of wool and critiques the problems with the current fast fashion system.
The film provides an intimate look at our farm’s commitment to sustainable practices, showcasing that wool is a natural, compostable fiber that returns to the earth guilt-free, unlike synthetic fabrics.
Through a regenerative way of farming, the documentary calls for consumers to invest in what they wear and eat, ultimately providing a message of hope and tradition in modern agriculture.
We were welcomed onto Fernhill Farm, run by Jen and Andy, and it was here that we discovered the powerful story of wool as a sustainable solution.
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Awards & Recognition
The documentary has been honored with several prestigious awards and official selections, including:
RTS Award
An award at the Bath Archaeo-Heritage Film Festival
Multiple awards at the Covent Garden Film Festival
Awards at the British Documentary Film Festival and Bolton Film Festival
Official Selection at the Kendal Mountain Festival, Climate Action Film Festival, and more.
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Film's Impact
The documentary has resonated with a global audience, achieving over 83,000 views on YouTube and sparking conversations with comments from people all over the world.
It has been a powerful tool for raising awareness about sustainable farming and conscious consumerism.
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Fernhill Awards
Congratulations to David Newman & Tracy Russell, the winners of this year’s Soil Farmer of the Year award, which was announced Groundswell 2024
Soil Farmers of the Year 2024 - finalist
Soil Farmer of the Year
Soil underpins the entire farming system. A healthy well-managed soil rich in organic matter will support productive and healthy crops and pasture, which in turn supports a profitable and resilient farming system.
Since 2015, our Soil Farmer of the Year Competition has helped to find, promote and champion UK farmers who are passionate about safeguarding their soils and building resilient businesses.
The 2024 Soil Farmer of the Year competition opens for applications on the 5th of December which is World Soil’s Day, with subsequent judging taking place thereafter. If you would like to nominate a farmer who you think would be a brilliant Soil Farmer of the Year, or would like any further information, please contact Emma Adams emma.adams@farmcarbontoolkit.org.uk
Master Blade Shearer
England Shearing are pleased to announce that Andrew Wear has been honoured as a Master Blade Shearer.
For all his hard work in promoting the blade shearing, this is obviously fully deserved.
Awarded at the Royal Bath & West Show sheep shearing pavilion 2024
Congratulations to Andy for his master Blade Shearer award 2024
Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust - Bullock Award
The 2023 Steven and Gillian Bullock Award was awarded jointly to two recipients for the first time: Jen Hunter NSch 2014 and Robert Neill NSch 2013. This award recognises a Nuffield Scholar judged to have done the most with their Nuffield experience 10 years after completing their Scholarship.
Jen is an award-winning sheep farmer and in the true spirit of Nuffield, is not only building a successful enterprise against the odds but is championing the value of wool to farmers, shearers, textile workers and students across the UK and far beyond these shores. In addition, she has travelled far and wide to learn and share insights, speaking at a myriad of farming events and to non-specialist audiences.
