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Even the Soil Microbes Dance in Portugal

Compost building, guidended meditations, regenerative poetry, dancing microbes, seminars and shared food — why its GROWPlac... Read more

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Ground Truthing in GROW Places with the Flower Power sensor

By Victoria J. Burton (Permaculture Association Britain) Sentinel-1 According to the United Nations Office for Outer Sp... Read more

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GROW Observatory

Join us for World Soil Day!

Join Us for World Soil Day! One teaspoon of good garden soil contains millions of bacteria, metres of fungal hyphae, thou... Read more

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Shifting the Paradigm: Global Ecosystem Health and Local Growing

Shifting the Paradigm: How Global Ecosystem Health and Local Growing are Connected. By Deborah Long Sustainable Deve... Read more

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“Ground Truthing in GROW Places with the Flower Power sensor.”
You’ve probably heard that one of the GROW missions is to verify data from Sentinel 1. GROW Places are the on-the-ground locations for this - measuring soil moisture with Flower Power sensors. Read about it over on Medium.com - search GROW Observatory Stories and see our recent article. Or paste bit.ly/GROWSentinel into your browser.
“Ground Truthing in GROW Places with the Flower Power sensor.”
You’ve probably heard that one of the GROW m...
#Repost @an_caora_dubh_farm ・・・ And the #citizenscience goes on... - - - The data is really beginning to stack up for the ongoing #growobservatory project here at @an_caora_dubh_farm . These sensors measure #soil moisture, ambient temperature and light intensity at 15 minute intervals; this data will be used to help calibrate #climatechange models among other things. It’s very satisfying that small efforts in this wee glen will help in tackling global issues. We can all play our part...! - - - Head to @growobservatory or www.growobservatory.org to see how you can get involved.
#Repost @an_caora_dubh_farm ・・・ And the #citizenscience goes on... - - - The data is really beginning to st...
#Repost @geopavlos ・・・ #Listen on @farmerama_radio for @growobservatory: https://bit.ly/2VohE2x ⬅️ My #podcast on #sustainable #foodsystems with Hannes Lorensen, leader of the @greensefa in the talks about the new #EU #organic #foodpolicy. This new #policy promotes #organicfarming in #Europe, putting #emphasis on: ✔️ promoting #sustainability in #agriculture ✔️ #consumer #confidence about #foodquality ✔️ protection of the #environment, #farming #ecosystems, #soil & #biodiversity ✔️higher #ethical #standards for #farm #animals 🌾🥦🐑 #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #sdgs
#Repost @geopavlos ・・・ #Listen on @farmerama_radio for @growobservatory: https://bit.ly/2VohE2x ⬅️ My #pod...
#Repost @zwartblesireland ・・・ Scanning soil testers for @growobservatory with Pepper’s help
#Repost @zwartblesireland ・・・ Scanning soil testers for @growobservatory with Pepper’s help
#Repost @geopavlos with @get_repost ・・・ Τί χρονιά κι αυτή! Ταξίδι από τη Γνώση στις Κοινότητες. Να συνεχίσουμε να κάνουμε αυτά που αγαπάμε, αυτά που θέλουμε και αυτά που μπορούμε. Να προσέχουμε τον εαυτό μας, για να συνεχίσουμε να φροντίζουμε τους γύρω μας. Να διψάμε για το νέο και να αντλούμε χαρά από τη δύναμη της συνεργασίας, της δημιουργίας και της αφοσίωσης στον σκοπό. Να είμαστε γεροί και όλοι οι στόχοι μας να επιτευχθούν. Να αλλάξουμε το κλίμα, από το έδαφος στ' αστέρια. ❤️ What a year! A journey from #knowledge to #community. Let's keep doing what we #love, what we want and what we can. Let's take #care of ourselves, so we can keep tending for those around us. Let's get excited about anything new and get #joy from the #power of #collaboration, #creativity and dedication to the #purpose. Let's be #strong so we can achieve our #goals. Let's turn this around, from #soil2sky. #happynewyear #2019 #2019goals
#Repost @geopavlos with @get_repost ・・・ Τί χρονιά κι αυτή! Ταξίδι από τη Γνώση στις Κοινότητες. Να συνεχίσο...

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