<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hiya,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I would love to attend an event like this and Glastonbury is very nearby our farm so the venue works well for me (I know that’s not the case for others!)</div><div class="">I can’t guarantee I’ll be available for the whole weekend as there is so much pressing work to get done, but I could definitely do one day.</div><div class="">If there aren’t many people able to attend perhaps it would be worth getting a date further ahead, for 2016?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Well done and thanks for all your efforts getting something happening.</div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Sally Jenkins</div><div class="">Wild Things Farm</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 21 Aug 2015, at 22:13, Susan Davidson <<a href="mailto:susan@knockothiefarms.com" class="">susan@knockothiefarms.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div class="">Unfortunately there is no way I could manage this gathering as it is on the first weekend of the school holidays. I would be more likely to attend meetings held further North, as this location would add two full days travelling onto the time of the meeting itself. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am sure it will go well, and look forward to hearing about any future events.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Susan Davidson</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><br class="">Sent from my iPad</div><div class=""><br class="">On 19 Aug 2015, at 23:54, Adam Ormes Court <<a href="mailto:ormus23@gmail.com" class="">ormus23@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">So, any more takers? <br class=""><br class="">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. <br class=""><br class="">If we are to grow as a community we need your input...<br class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In other news, we are inching closer towards having the technical capacity to put on webinars.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks,<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div>Adam<br class=""><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><span title="qreply" class="">--<br class=""></span><i class="">"In order to change an existing paradigm you do not struggle to try and change the problematic model.</i>
<i class="">You create a new model and make the old one obsolete.</i>
<i class=""><br class="">That, in essence, is the higher service to which we are all being called."</i>
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<br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 August 2015 at 23:30, Ed <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:earthwork@riseup.net" target="_blank" class="">earthwork@riseup.net</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 12/08/15 17:17, Darren wrote:<br class="">
</span><div class=""><div class="h5">> There has been a steady stream of people signing up to this mail list<br class="">
> and it feels like time to take things forward.<br class="">
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> Something we have been talking about since the beginnings of the<br class="">
> SoilHack idea is to have gatherings where soil geeks and the soil<br class="">
> curious can get together to talk and learn about soil. A day goes<br class="">
> quickly and limits time for interactions where as a weekend gives a bit<br class="">
> more time for things to happen so we were thinking about a camp.<br class="">
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> SoilHack was formed around the idea of open collaboration and it would<br class="">
> be good to let this guide the organisation of such a gathering.<br class="">
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> It would be nice if we could keep financial and organisational overheads<br class="">
> to a minimum by -<br class="">
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> - trying to organise something before it gets too cold for people to camp<br class="">
> - asking people to bring food to share / collaborating with food<br class="">
> preparation (this can be a good time to chat)<br class="">
> - asking people to bring stuff to talk about (do workshops, skill shares<br class="">
> etc.) There would definitely be some biochar, soil microscopy and<br class="">
> aerated compost tea stuff going on.<br class="">
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> A big part of it would be to get people together to spark conversations<br class="">
> around soil, the work and research we are doing, and letting stuff grow<br class="">
> out of these interactions. Also to see what ideas/energy people have for<br class="">
> taking SoilHack forward.<br class="">
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> Interested in hearing from anyone interested in participating in such a<br class="">
> gathering.<br class="">
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> We have kindly been offered the option to use the Brook End LAND Centre<br class="">
> near Street/Glastonbury, Somerset (1hour south of Bristol) on the 9th -<br class="">
> 11th October if we gave a donation towards expenses (firewood etc.)<br class="">
> there is a hall / classroom with a woodstove and lots of outdoor space.<br class="">
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> There would be a limit of 25 participants, and along with camping, space<br class="">
> to sleep in the hall or local B&Bs.<br class="">
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</div></div>I would love to come and would be happy to be given the oportunity to do<br class="">
some kind of workshop/presentation on soil carbon or on bringing biochar<br class="">
stoves into agroecological systems.<br class="">
Best wishes, Ed<br class="">
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