[soilhack-announce] 2015 SoilHack Gathering

Fri Aug 21 22:38:16 CEST 2015

Dear Adam

Your latest email has made me feel guilty enough to respond.  Even though I read them with interest and support the cause I think I should bow out of your mailing list as it is just one too many groups.  I will continue to support the soil and all it produces as s smallholder and as an active member of other groups.

All the best and good luck

Paul Lovatt Smith

From: soilhack-announce-bounces at lists.ourproject.org [mailto:soilhack-announce-bounces at lists.ourproject.org] On Behalf Of Adam Ormes Court
Sent: 19 August 2015 23:55
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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