World Soil Day 5th December

We are excited to participate in the World Soil Day on December 5th 2019

Our Soil Ambassadors are preparing photos to share on social media to raise awareness and take action that prevent the loss and damage of global soils!

Participate in the World Soil Day Photo Challenge here

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SOIL4LIFE Webinar: JOINING FORCES FOR SOIL PROTECTION IN THE EU'S GREEN DEAL

The webinar will take place in 5 March - 1 0 . 3 0 - 1 2 . 3 0 ( U T C + 1 ) on the Zoom video platform. The main topic of the workshop is the achievement of a preliminary alignment of positioning among the EU environmental NGOs with respect to the priorities on soil protection, the required rules at supranational scale, and the way to make them more effective. Click here to register for the webinar

A walk with Jonney at Othona

Always an inspiration! Wildflowers, hedges that offer habitat for biodiversity and wildlife corridors- listen to the birds in the background! You can just imagine the perfume of the May Flowers on this beautiful English summer day. Here is a quick video of the planting on the 11 acres at Othona, UK. We have tried to keep the bulk of the planting to the edges to keep maximum flexibility of the whole area. It is hoped that this will benefit the whole community and the wildlife of the area. This is on the Essex coast by Bradwell on Sea. The planting is 17 currents, 1 walnut and 1 greengage. Jonney has also just registered with uksoils.org you can see Othona´s page here: https://uksoils.org/living- labs-lighthouses/othona- community

Regenerating soil AND growing food

The land where I live has been exploited and badly damaged over many decades. The most noticeable impact is caused by the huge Eucalyptus and abundant Wattle that are overcrowding the area, dehydrating the soil, blocking the sunlight and limiting biodiversity. These plants were brought here for the vast monoculture plantations that surround us- as a replacement for the indigenous old-grow woods when they became highly endangered due to over harvesting and deforestation. Eucalyptus, Pine and Wattle are not from this country nor region, and our local flora and fauna cannot thrive here- they create a very limited ecosystem and wreak havoc on the natural ecosystem services that our unique endemic forests provide. But, with the right tools and resources, they can become a blessing! With a chainsaw and a chipper, we are able to turn biomass into compost which we use in our indigenous tree nursery, in our food gardens and in our agroforestry systems to improve the soil. While clea...

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