A Lovely Week of Training!

The Soil4life Project, a lovely week of training! by Amelie de la Rocha (participant, Belgium)

Lately, I have been very curious about soil, and the lack of information and communication we have in Belgium around it. So, when I read on a friend's facebook post about this training week, I subscribed with no doubt! First, the location was breath taking, located at the beginning of the Alps mountains. The training in itself was pretty broad, covering lots of different topics. The focus was on theoretical and practical solutions for soil regeneration. Besides, we received also information on the situation of soil in Europe and the legislation. This lead us to write a first draft for a manifesto on soil protection that should be further developed to be finally presented at the UNESCO. The whole process was not only very rich & informative but also very fun with lots of talks and sharing experiences. It was very hard to stay on schedule, with all the questions and interest we had! The positivity & caring of the trainees, trainers & also host site brought me lots of courage and gratitude to keep on going as change maker.
Now that I am back, I am planning to implement a compost workshop, to share this new knowledge and rise awareness about the beauty of soil in my hometown.

Article by Amelie de la Rocha

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