SoilHack

Interesting blog about #compost #microscopy #compostTea #compostExtract #microbe #photo richardmudhar.com/blog/category/…

In the same way that we have to stabilise SOC, not just sequester it, we also have to optimise porosity, not just build aggregates. #Diversity #RootsNotShoots #Porosity sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/…

Fancy a tour of a working farm? Networking lunch? An opportunity for open discussion on aspects of conservation agriculture, practical soil management, and soil organic matter? Join us on 17 September in Oxfordshire soils.org.uk/event/1864 #BSSS Members can attend for FREE!

Thames Valley Farmhack August 16-18 campaignforrealfarming.org/?p=7357

2019 JUNE | Soil Care Network Newsletter - soilcarenetwork.com/2019-june #soil

Thames Valley Farmhack August 16-18 campaignforrealfarming.org/2019/07/thames…

Come join us 16th-18th August to cooperatively explore/ design/build new tools for small farmers at Farm Hack Thames Valley near Pangbourne travellingtoolbox.org.uk/2019/07/12/tra… #FarmHack

As ever, @IntegratedSoils captivating at #GW19 on N sharing. Legumes with lateral (white clover) rather than tap roots (Lucerne) are better at N sharing, but they fix less. Receiving plants with fibrous roots (ryegrass) more effective at capturing. Grazing also releases N 👍☘️

Tickets are now on sale for #FarmHack Thames Valley 2019 16th-18th August, near Pangbourne, Reading You can get involved remotely, in advance, helping organise the event, or collaborate in the design of some farm tools that will be built over the weekend pretix.eu/thamesvalleyfa…

Gigapixel Microscope Reveals Tiny Parts Of The Big Picture | Hackaday - hackaday.com/2019/06/14/gig…

@gordon_struth Yeah, for sure. Plant matter thats been processed before being carefully deposited. 🌿🐐💩

Climate change being fuelled by soil damage Gives a decent overview There are however many more pathways for soil carbon formation than "soil carbon stored by worms taking leaf matter underground" They do all involve plants grabbing carbon from the air bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

'It's a groundswell': the farmers fighting to save the Earth's soil theguardian.com/world/2019/apr…

Thought provoking read: @feedbackorg label sugar beet 'poster crop' for soil degradation, with 300,000 tonnes topsoil loss/harvest. Achieving government's dietary target requires average 2/3 sugar reduction. Obesity-related illness cost NHS £6.1bn 2014-15. Time to join the dots?

Open call for ideas: Open source agriculture workshop A gathering of designers, makers and farmers who are adapting to the digitised world. blog.p2pfoundation.net/open-call-for-…

It’s the Soil Biology Stupid! A look at recent soil science - exploring ways to improve soil health and the amazing, but still often overlooked **even by soil scientists**, impact soil micro-organisms play in regulating the planetary ecosystem. lachefnet.wordpress.com/2018/03/25/its…

Want to know more about what Innovative Farmers does? Watch our short infographic video: youtube.com/watch?v=FI-fkn… And if you're interested in hearing more >> Join us: innovativefarmers.org/register/ #farmerled #fieldlab

@DefraSoils @blackgull @SoilCare_eu @SoilsAlliance @SoilHack @fcscotland @NaturalEngland @ArableFarming and it makes your crops more drought resistant, what's not to like #soils

Farm Hacks Tools made by farmers for farmers Network approaches for increasing technological sovereignity #farming #FarmHack #SoilHack #OpenSourceEcology lab.allmende.io/solawi/farmhac…