Creative Folkestone Book Festival: Juliet Sargeant in conversation with Fergus Garrett - The Hidden Foundations of Life
Create a free account to applyHear Juliet Sargeant explore soil with Fergus Garrett, revealing how it shapes gardens, biodiversity, food production and climate resilience. Consider how gardeners of all abilities can help create healthier spaces, then stay for a book signing.
Juliet Sargeant joins Fergus Garrett for a conversation about what lies beneath the surface of our gardens, landscapes and ecosystems. Drawing on Sargeant’s book Soil, the event explores why healthy soil matters not only for gardens, but also for biodiversity, food production, climate resilience and human wellbeing.
The discussion looks at the relationships between soil, plants and the wider natural world, and considers how gardeners of all abilities can help create healthier, more resilient spaces. It is part of the annual Folkestone Book Festival and includes a book signing afterwards.
Juliet Sargeant and Fergus Garrett
14 November 2026, 14:00 – 15:00
Location
- No age restriction
£5 Cost of Living ticket available with no questions asked. Standard tickets are £12 plus a £1.50 booking fee, and concession tickets are £10 plus a £1.50 booking fee. Concessions apply to under 21s, full-time students, registered unemployed and registered disabled attendees.
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