Healthy Soils Symposium
Friday and Saturday Feb. 23 and 24
What’s the connection between healthy soils and healthy food? What do human and microbial communities have in common? Please join this gathering of extension agents, farmers, researchers, gardeners, academics and climate activists as we explore the importance of soil quality to human health and climate cooling. You’ll learn from friends, neighbors, and visionary farmers and researchers the whys and hows of developing healthy soil at different scales–household, municipal, and farm fields.
On Friday, February 25th, we’ll spend the morning learning about soil and its impact on our water systems, our built infrastructure, health, and community resilience. During the afternoon we’ll explore what’s hopeful about the local and global soil landscape. We’ll also discuss the roadblocks to developing a shared language and framework around healthy soils.
On Saturday, February 26th, we’ll start the day with a keynote by author Didi Pershouse and then learn from panels of farmers, gardeners, city land use officials on urban greenscaping solutions and from soil researchers about the many ways that soil practice is moving forward.
Co-sponsors include Antioch College, Central State University, and the Soil Carbon Coalition. Registration and the full schedule will be available by January 16.
For more information, visit www.communitysolution.org, or call 937-767-2161.
Speakers Include:
Carbon Farmer David Brandt
Doug Seibert and Leslie Garcia from Peach Mountain Organics
Permaculture Activist Peter Bane
Didi Pershouse of the Soil Carbon Coalition
Sabrena Schweyer of Salsbury-Schweyer Landscape Design
Chad Bitler of Greenacres Farm
and other gardeners, farmers, and regional practitioners.