[soilhack-announce] 2015 SoilHack Gathering

Thu Aug 20 16:04:26 CEST 2015

Hi Adam,

I'm afraid I can't make it.  What with the Food Sov gathering and a family visit I've got to be away quite a bit in October, so need to focus my energies a bit here.  It's great that you're trying to progress it, but somehow there are rather a lot of things going on all of a sudden, so don't be disheartened if now isn't the time.

Keep up the good work.

Bee

From: Adam Ormes Court 
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:54 PM
To: SoilHack 
Subject: Re: [soilhack-announce] 2015 SoilHack Gathering

So, any more takers? 

If not, please let us know why not - whether you are interested in having real life gatherings, and if so, what setting would suit you better, etc. 

If we are to grow as a community we need your input...

In other news, we are inching closer towards having the technical capacity to put on webinars.

Thanks,

Adam

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"In order to change an existing paradigm you do not struggle to try and change the problematic model. You create a new model and make the old one obsolete. 
That, in essence, is the higher service to which we are all being called." ~ Buckminster Fuller ~ 

On 13 August 2015 at 23:30, Ed <earthwork at riseup.net> wrote:

  On 12/08/15 17:17, Darren wrote:

  > There has been a steady stream of people signing up to this mail list
  > and it feels like time to take things forward.
  >
  > Something we have been talking about since the beginnings of the
  > SoilHack idea is to have gatherings where soil geeks and the soil
  > curious can get together to talk and learn about soil.  A day goes
  > quickly and limits time for interactions where as a weekend gives a bit
  > more time for things to happen so we were thinking about a camp.
  >
  > SoilHack was formed around the idea of open collaboration and it would
  > be good to let this guide the organisation of such a gathering.
  >
  > It would be nice if we could keep financial and organisational overheads
  > to a minimum by -
  >
  > - trying to organise something before it gets too cold for people to camp
  > - asking people to bring food to share / collaborating with food
  > preparation (this can be a good time to chat)
  > - asking people to bring stuff to talk about (do workshops, skill shares
  > etc.)  There would definitely be some biochar, soil microscopy and
  > aerated compost tea stuff going on.
  >
  > A big part of it would be to get people together to spark conversations
  > around soil, the work and research we are doing, and letting stuff grow
  > out of these interactions. Also to see what ideas/energy people have for
  > taking SoilHack forward.
  >
  > Interested in hearing from anyone interested in participating in such a
  > gathering.
  >
  > We have kindly been offered the option to use the Brook End LAND Centre
  > near Street/Glastonbury, Somerset (1hour south of Bristol) on the 9th -
  > 11th October if we gave a donation towards expenses (firewood etc.)
  > there is a hall / classroom with a woodstove and lots of outdoor space.
  >
  > There would be a limit of 25 participants, and along with camping, space
  > to sleep in the hall or local B&Bs.
  >
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  I would love to come and would be happy to be given the oportunity to do
  some kind of workshop/presentation on soil carbon or on bringing biochar
  stoves into agroecological systems.
  Best wishes, Ed

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