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🌏 Local Composting 🪱
🌳Global Earth Repair 🌱
✋Mycelium Composting Network
💩Joraform composters ♻️
🦠#livingsoil mass creation !
Course coming soon 🤓
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Not in Ireland? But in the UK? …..contact Nev at NoDiggety Gardens for a starter culture. Not in Ireland? But in the EU? Looking for other nationalities to establish local resilience, and use the translation tool to develop local learning resources. I speak 2 languages only. One is binary.
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Soil Diaries… This weekend brought together so many strands and roots of knowledge that I have been trying to understand for years through our work at Hay Regenerative Soils. One of the biggest breakthroughs for me was finally gaining some clarity around the behaviour of aerobic and anaerobic microbes. It has unlocked a whole new way of thinking about biological processes, and given me a much stronger foundation for diagnosing problems, adapting recipes and understanding what might be happening beneath the surface. I feel much better equipped to work across different contexts, using native plants and ingredients that are locally available rather than relying on a single prescribed formula. There is something very empowering in knowing that many of the materials needed to restore fertility are already growing around us, waiting to be understood and worked with…and also that plants have a phase of puppy fat, pregnancy, and adolescence in their life cycles??? ➡️ Mulch love & worm wishes Daisy 🌼 Thanks again to @tnlcommunityfund for making this training possible! What stayed with me too, was the importance of diversity within any living culture. A healthy microbial community depends upon an extraordinary range of organisms, each creating the conditions in which others can flourish. Over the course of the weekend, something similar took shape between us. Farmers, growers, soil practitioners, teachers and curious learners brought different experiences to the room, shared knowledge generously, ate together and built a small culture of our own. It felt fitting that a weekend devoted to cultivating microbial communities also created such a warm and varied human one. ➡️ Spending that time immersed in the Soil Underworld compounded my sense that it is a physical place and space of medicine and rebirth. At a time when climate collapse can feel vast and paralysing, learning about these processes gave me real hope. If all we do is restore the relationships between microbes, minerals, organic matter, plants and water, then from there, food security and biodiversity recovery become possible. It all begins and ends with soil. A huge thank you to Juan Fran Lopez @juanfran.
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Sneak preview of our new solar powered Oak Tree wagon! 😃🌳💚 Tom @compost.tom has been busy upgrading our old Rickshaw into an Old Tree mobile!! Roaming Rickshaw bar? Tricycle Tree Tap? Old Oak Trike? Name still to be decided!! Tricycle signage and decoration still in the making.. This is a project that we have been working on to take to @medicinefestival next week where we are supplying the Kombucha on tap to 7 of the amazing food and drink venues across the site @wasing1759 and the plan is to be roaming around spreading the word of Oak and foraging abundance whilst quenching as much thirst as possible and let everyone taste what they can experience from the main bars on this. Huge thanks to @goodvibrationssociety for the support in having us this weekend to give it its first public outing serving our hand foraginf drinks to the wonderful humans there. We have invested in this with @oldtreeevents as a tool to do more Offgrid and solar powered events. Electrically assisted and renewable power pedal powered vehicles are the future! Diesel generators and fossil fuel reliance ro power our gatherings has to end.
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Last weekend @grangeproject was epic !! @oldtreesoil @oldtreeevents powered by @oldtreebrewery really catered for us soil nerds last weekend 💚🤌 a gathering of highly educated farmers, soil professionals and community activists came together to learn about #biofertilisers from the legendary @mattd153 and @juanfran.livingagriculture. The absolute conformation there is a sustainable effective way forward in agriculture in these exciting times that won't cost the earth is inspiring. So glad to meet you @peni_ediker @rachael.leach @swallows_tail_farming @culturinglab @swnycoed_opd and Camo from @compost_culture_birmingham your vibes where special. I'm going to connect with everyone else as soon as possible and hopefully we can nurture the microbes together🦠🔬💫🍀 @grangeproject was an awesome venue and The hospitality from @amyjaninacooper and Kwame was so nourishing, thank you 🙏🏼#mattdunwell #juanfranlopez #biofertilisers
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Advanced Biofertiliser Course 2026!! This was a first of its kind. We partnered with internationally renowned teachers in the bio-fertiliser movement to host this event to show people how to Brew Your Own Fertiliser. The course was attended by more than 50% farmers that are working towards the regeneration of their living soils and farm ecosystems. @juanfran.livingagriculture was the lead teacher- a biological agronomist and consultancy pioneer who shows farmers how to set up Bio-factory’s power their farms natural fertility to escape the trap of chemical and synthetic inputs thar are crazily still allowed and still the normal way that most of our food is produced. We’ve seen how fast this is devastating our worlds biodiversity and now is the 11th hour to turn the tide. We must restore the microbiology, mineral and carbon cycling and water storage back into the fabric of all of our lives - LIVING SOIL. ‘The function of microbiology is to allow for the union of minerals and organic matter.’ When we all start building SOM (Soil Organic Matter) there is hope for our future climate. This course teaches how we can create an #agriculture that rapidly builds instead of endlessly depletes soil. The @grange.project were the perfect venue for our debut of this with an 80 acre rewilding valley with this wonderful barn - classroom conversion in the middle. Thank you to Chloe and Tom our hosts. We recommend this project to educational groups of all sizes and will definitely be applying to run more courses like this in this incredible location. Thanks to @mattd153 for encouraging this into being and to our incredible Medi chef @kwazaru7 for 6 incredible meals for all 25 students and teachers over the weekend. We will definitely be organising another Advance Bioferiliser course with Matt and Juan Fran - to find out more head to our website @oldtreesoil and @oldtreebrewery and be sure to sign up to our mailing lists ✨🦠🌳🌱🍄‍🟫🌍🍻🐝🍒
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Last weekend was an amazing opportunity to connect with teachers and regenerative practitioners to learn about biofertilisers and soil health 🌿🦠🌳🧪 Thankyou to @oldtreesoil, @juanfran.livingagriculture, @mattd153 and @peni_ediker for organising this beautifully curated event ✨💚✨ and for sharing their expertise and experience. Everyone was so enthusiastic and knowledgeable and we had many interesting conversations while eating delicious living and nourishing food and sampling the exquisite flavours from @oldtreebrewery's Drink the Seasons selection, surrounded by the wildflower meadows of the @grange.project 🏵️🌿🪱🐝🌱🌾🦋🌸☘️ #biofertilisers #livingsoils #agroecology
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Our first member compost return! 🌱 This is a quite but BIG moment for us at The Soil Factory. Jo was one of the first people to join as a member, and she is now the first member to collect compost from the station. This compost began as local food scraps, brought by members like Jo, tended at the station, tested (more on that next), matured, and now returned for our member community to use in their garden beds, planters and growing spaces. It smells good. It feels good. It’s full of life. And it means our first loop is now complete! We’re now inviting more Forest Row households and those in the surrounding area to become the next members, so we can bring more scraps into the system and make more compost locally. There are only 15 spots available. If you’re ready, follow our JOIN link in bio. #CommunityComposting #LivingSoil #FoodScrapsToSoil #Compost #SoilHealth
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We asked our Biochar workshop participants what key skill or knowledge have they gained from this workshop? As well as how did the session make you feel? Here are some of the responses 🔥 Once again, a huge thank you to @compost.tom from @oldtreesoil for sharing your incredibly valuable knowledge. To @globeathay for hosting us in your beautiful space, @tnlcommunityfund for supporting the programme, and to the community! We wouldn’t exist without you 🪱💚♻️ Head to the link in our bio to find out what upcoming workshops we have on and book a ticket to secure your spot! - sliding scale donations 💫 Mulch love 💚
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We're off on a bit of a summer tour this year🪱Currently 22 trips away!! This is Pt1. If you're attending the events please bring along some Compost or soil and we'll give you a free health check under the microscope🔬 Also bring along some compostwspil\growing questions; we're at these events to share knowledge so please mine us for all we've got!!! @soilecologylaboratory #compost #soilfoodweb #worms #summertour #HaveScopesWillTravel
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Excited to be speaking @steyningfestival with @patrickholdensft and Rachel @apricotcentre soon about the amplifying the movement to transform our food system. I am going to be speaking up for the rights of our soil biodiversity and everything that depends on it (including us!) to recover, from the relentlessly over extractive and de-naturing economy we find ourselves in… looking forward to speaking with Patrick and the @susfoodtrust whose voices have long been ones I’ve respected.
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What a blast! We had such a gorgeous day at the Globe with the wonderful @compost.tom from @oldtreesoil ,who showed us multiple ways to make biochar. With the sun shining and such a strong sense of community in the air, the day was full of inspiring conversations, shared learning, and plenty of excitement around environmental solutions. A huge thank you to @compost.tom for creating such an engaging space and for being so generous with your knowledge, to @globeathay for hosting us, and to @holland_otik for cooking up some absolutely delicious local, seasonal food. And of course, a massive thank you to National Lottery Awards for All @tnlcommunityfund for supporting this learning and engagement programme. This was the first of six workshops we’re bringing to the community! Each month, we’ll be exploring circular systems, soil biology, composting, and community regeneration. If you’d like to join us, head over to our website to explore upcoming workshops. Tickets are offered on a sliding scale donation, with all funds going towards providing snacks and refreshments for the day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Am hwyl! Cawsom ddiwrnod mor hyfryd yn y Globe gyda’r Thomas Daniels anhygoel, a ddangosodd sawl ffordd i ni wneud bio-olosg. Gyda’r haul yn tywynnu ac ymdeimlad mor gryf o gymuned yn yr awyr, roedd y diwrnod yn llawn sgyrsiau ysbrydoledig, dysgu a rennir, a digon o gyffro ynghylch atebion amgylcheddol. Diolch yn fawr iawn i Thomas am greu gofod mor ddiddorol a hael, i’r Globe am ein croesawu, ac i Holland am goginio bwyd lleol tymhorol hollol flasus. Ac wrth gwrs, diolch enfawr i Wobrau i Bawb y Loteri Genedlaethol am gefnogi’r rhaglen ddysgu ac ymgysylltu hon. Dyma’r cyntaf o chwe gweithdy rydyn ni’n dod â nhw i’r gymuned! Bob mis, byddwn yn archwilio systemau cylchol, bioleg bridd, compostio, ac adfywio cymunedol. Os hoffech ymuno â ni, ewch i’n gwefan i archwilio’r gweithdai sydd i ddod. Mae tocynnau yn cael eu cynnig ar rodd ar raddfa symudol, gyda’r holl arian yn mynd tuag at ddarparu byrbrydau a lluniaeth ar gyfer y diwrnod. Cofion compostio cynnes! Mulch love & worm regards, Sophie, Daisy & Lief #nationallotteryplayers #nationalottery #biochar
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300 pledges to keep on BREWING FOR BIODIVERSITY 🥹❤️‍🔥 We raised £8000 over our initial target 🎯 60 people have signed up for the DRINK THE SEASONS box 📦 ! 🥂🍾🌸🐝 Over 300 people believed in us enough to make a donation of their hard earned cash 💸 We are properly a community supported brewery now! This means the world to us and gives us so much motivation. Nothing about the human scale and networked based regenerative botanical brewery we’ve been building is easy in this economy - despite how valuable it is. It needs a groundswell of support to succeed and now it has it 😊 THANK YOU TO EVERYONE involved in this campaign, from the team in the brewery that came up with it all, to @lukeflegg and @slacketyslackslack @hanski_grows and @compost.tom that have all worked so hard on the communication of it all…. To everyone that has supported us in the past @betheearth.foundation @realfarmingtrust and everyone that has just chipped in for an Old Tree future 🙌 and all of our incredible customers and clients from @seasonswholefoods to @rye_bakery and the community behind @oldtreeevents Couldn’t have done it and wouldn’t still here without every single one of you!! You all give us so much hope and inspiration. Thank you from bottoms our hearts 🥰 Can’t wait to get all these rewards produced and packed now!! And to UP THE REVOLUTION 💫 TO FERMENT A FOREST GARDEN FUTURE
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