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Open Soil Atlas – Berlin

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Open Soil Atlas – Berlin

Posted on 02/11/202125/01/2022 by Eduplus
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Open Soil Atlas – An experience of community building in Berlin for the regeneration of urban soil

In March 2021, the Feld Food Forest community, in collaboration with Kulturlabor Trial&Error e.V. launched the Open Soil Atlas project to raise awareness about the soil and inspire a collective effort of soil mapping and soil regeneration. Using citizen science we want to build a community of soil conservationists for the health of our environment, our people, and our communities.

Open Soil Atlas wants to be an open-source co-learning centre for Berlin. Via an educational website, citizens become experts on soil quality and fertility and are empowered to improve soil quality. Workshops teach citizens how to make observations, test soil, interpret results and draw conclusions.

The Feld Food Forest soil care team has researched soil analysis and soil regeneration techniques. Now the question is: how can we share this knowledge about soil and permaculture.

The Feld Food Forest project was launched in September 2019. The idea of the Open Soil Atlas was germinated as a solution to some problems the Feld Food Forest was experiencing (lack of information about the soil in our area of interest) and the wish to get our hands dirty and start site analysis. Soil analysis is necessary to design a regenerative edible landscape.

The Feld Food Forest community has developed a framework for efficient cooperation, which ensures transparency, inclusiveness, and accountability. Co-creation techniques are inspired by sociocracy, an important system to improve collective action.

Photo: credits to Liz Eve

During the summer, citizen scientists have been collecting a wide set of data and information about the soil in the Berlin area. The high-resolution soil map and the related findings will support urban ecology initiatives in the dialogue with policymakers, city makers, and urban planners. Open Soil Atlas’s virtual co-learning center will provide reliable and easily accessible knowledge to allow citizen scientists, gardeners, and sustainability practitioners to understand the quality of the soil and, eventually, implement remediation techniques – engaging them in a co-learning and knowledge sharing process, building community and citizen engagement.

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On 2nd July we will organize our final European conference of #GrowingCommunities project where we will present our results.#permaculture #intergenerational #tenerife #communitygarden #ErasmusPlusJORNADA SOBRE PERMACULTURA Y HUERTOS PARA COLECTIVOS📅Sábado, 2 de julio Dónde: Finca de permacultura El Mato 📌Ubicación: frente a los números 22 y 24 de la Calle Miranda (barrio de San Juan, Tacoronte) bit.ly/30X8h12 🕰10.00 - 15.30 - Presentación del proyecto "CRECIENDO EN COMUNIDAD - Empoderamiento a través de la permacultura social", taller participativo, visita guiada a la Finca El Mato y almuerzo ACTIVIDAD GRATUITA✏️Las plazas son limitadas. Para reservar la tuya, rellena el siguiente formulario: forms.gle/XPnYxH3bCAPz4wQx5 Si eres voluntario/a en una asociación o colectivo, docente, educador/a, representante de administraciones públicas o cualquier ciudadano/a que quiera empezar un huerto comunitario, te invitamos a la presentación del proyecto Erasmus+ "CRECIENDO EN COMUNIDAD - Empoderamiento a través de la permacultura social". Tras dos años de creación e intercambio entre tres entidades de Alemania, Rumanía y Tenerife, nos llena de orgullo poder presentarles las actividades educativas que hemos diseñado para colectivos que han empezado huertas colectivas. También vamos a compartir nuestra experiencia con la huerta intergeneracional en Punta del Hidalgo. El evento es totalmente gratuito y lo hemos querido plantear como una jornada en la naturaleza, en la Finca de permacultura El Mato. Más detalles sobre el proyecto en growingcommunities.es/ (en inglés)www.facebook.com/growingcommunitiesproject Organiza: Asociación Educativa Eduplus Colaboran: Asociación La Punta Bajamar Avanzando y la Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Permacultura (ADP) - Finca El Mato Tenerife (www.permaculturatenerife.org) ... See MoreSee Less

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With the project „Growing Communities“ we offer free micro-trainings for all around permaculture and community gardening. We work with non-formal methods, games and green surprises!You find us in different gardens in Berlin, and each micro-training covers new aspects of permaculture. We recommend to attend 3 micro-trainings to get a deeper insight in the subject.Sign up via our Telegram group, to learn more: t.me/growingcommunitiesPhotos are from our workshop on saturday, hosted by Feld Food Forest. With our trainers Anna Verones and Claire Chaulet ... See MoreSee Less

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Tomorrow our project is in Tempelhofer Feld with a micro-training! ... See MoreSee Less

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During our last seed swap party at Kulturlabor Trial&Error e.V. we talked about seed sovereignity and the crucial role of seed guardians. We also shared about the different facets and assets of a seed. From a form of resistance, to a library for genetic informations passing through a nutritive ingredient: seeds have so many potentials! And of course at the end, we went back home with new seeds for our gardens! ... See MoreSee Less

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In Tenerife, Eduplus Association is starting the national implementation of our project work: a series of workshops with the microtraining tools we developed.They will mainly take place at our Intergenerational Permaculture Garden, in collaboration with our local partner La Punta - Bajamar Avanzando.For the first session, we received the visit of a group of Romanian teachers from a Waldorf school!We are proud to feel this intergenerational, intercultural vibe, to see each one contributing with their grain of sand for a better coexistence.... Creating a beautiful space to keep learning about environmental issues, permaculture and organic farming!#permaculture #intergenerational #tenerife #communitygarden #ErasmusPlus ... See MoreSee Less

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