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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Hi Darren,<br><br>Thanks for sending all the info, good to catch up with you recently, good luck with your Microscope workshops etc,<br>Sure to bump into you at some point this year I guess and if your ever in the area, be sure to pop around.<br><br>Cheers for now,<br>Martin.<br><br><div>> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 14:28:15 +0000<br>> From: darreno@openmailbox.org<br>> To: soilhack-announce@lists.ourproject.org<br>> Subject: [soilhack-announce] Hello and soil related events<br>> <br>> Hello,<br>> <br>> Earlier in the week we sent out emails to people who had expressed an<br>> interest in SoilHack or who we thought may be interested. If you didnt<br>> receive it you may like to check your email SPAM folder (apparently some<br>> people found our mail there) or have a look at the SoilHack wiki which<br>> also explains what is going on with SoilHack.<br>> <br>> http://farmhack.org/wiki/soilhack-wiki<br>> <br>> Here is our current list of soil related events in the UK or available<br>> over the internet, a few of them you may recognize from the wiki.<br>> <br>> If you have any more please share them by replying to this mail.<br>> <br>> FREE 4 week online course on soil science<br>> started Mon 6th July - but you could jump in now and catch up<br>> https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/soils<br>> <br>> Soil Culture<br>> at Create, Bristol<br>> http://www.touchstonecollaborations.com/soil-culture-create - art<br>> exhibition about soils, with free events on Saturdays, running until<br>> 22nd August http://www.touchstonecollaborations.com/soil-culture-create/<br>> <br>> Soil Biodiversity: How to Explore and Utilise Life in Soils?<br>> Event date:<br>> Thursday, July 16, 2015<br>> Event venue:<br>> Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire UK<br>> Exploring the challenges and advances in the study of soil microbes, the<br>> interactions between plants and soil, and how findings can be used to<br>> benefit humans and the environment.<br>> http://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/events/soil-biodiversity<br>> <br>> Regenerative Agriculture courses with Jairo Restrepo<br>> Ragman's Lane Farm, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.<br>> http://www.ragmans.co.uk/home/news<br>> Three courses, running between July 18th-25th: one 5 day, two one day,<br>> including a more affordable one<br>> http://www.ragmans.co.uk/learn_with_us/ragmans_courses/applied_agroecology_workshop_id_59/<br>> <br>> Building UK Soils with the Soil Association<br>> Wednesday 22 July 2015, 2pm-3.20pm (followed by refreshments) Biomedical<br>> Science Conference Room, Alfred Denny Building, The University of Sheffield<br>> http://grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/soil-association/<br>> <br>> Soil Matters Panel Breakfast at The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show 2015<br>> 22 July 8.30am 11am<br>> Royal Welsh Showground<br>> All Royal Welsh Show attendees are welcome to attend this free event.<br>> You do not need to register, but you will need to purchase a ticket to<br>> the Show to access the venue.<br>> http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/events/detail/en/c/296945/<br>> <br>> Optimising Output: Soil & Grass<br>> 28 July 2015 14:00 17:00<br>> Nethy Bridge near Grantown-on-Spey<br>> A practical afternoon on farm looking at soil, grassland and nutrient<br>> management for optimum productivity and utilisation. <br>> Booking is required as spaces are limited<br>> http://www.soilassociation.org/scotland/newsandevents/articleid/8055/optimising-output-soil-grass<br>> <br>> Free Webinar: Using Biochar as a Tool for Restoration!<br>> Tuesday July 28, 2015<br>> Time: 12 pm 1 pm MST (thats 7 pm and 8 pm UK time)<br>> Chris Peltz, Soil Scientist and Darren McAvoy, USU Forestry<br>> Extension Associate<br>> http://www.mail-archive.com/ecolog-l@listserv.umd.edu/msg40140.html<br>> <br>> Soil Resilience and Global Change - SEESOIL Event<br>> Wednesday, September 9, 2015<br>> Forest Research, Alice Holt, Surrey UK<br>> http://soils.org.uk/event/519<br>> <br>> Public Lecture (with video streaming)<br>> Prof. Jane Rickson of Cranfield University<br>> 11 November 2015<br>> http://nrn-lcee.ac.uk/future-lectures.php.en<br>> <br>> World Soil Day<br>> 5 December<br>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Year_of_Soil<br>> <br>> Also this free presentation/networking event in Brussels may be of interest<br>> <br>> "SmartSOIL: Sustainable soil management aimed at reducing threats to<br>> soils under climate change"<br>> 30 September 2015<br>> http://smartsoil.eu/smartsoil-final-conference-30-sept-2015/<br>> <br>> There area also more international events listed at<br>> http://soils.org.uk/calendar/month<br>> and<br>> http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/events/en/<br>> <br>> Best<br>> <br>> Darren<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> soilhack-announce mailing list<br>> soilhack-announce@lists.ourproject.org<br>> https://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/soilhack-announce<br></div> </div></body>
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