Looking for narratives to reconnect us to the stuff beneath our feet.
Soil is the basis for all life. It is where all of our food comes from, and if we do not look after our soil, we reduce not only the quality of our food but also the quality of our health and our environment.
Soil Voices is collecting stories and memories about soil to build a global map of your soil stories. We want you to help us to remind people how crucial soil is to human survival and well-being, so that we can all remember to value it and care for it together.
Recent News
News from Isla – Digging Deeper
Digging Deeper is a 6 part audio drama bringing together the best of arts and science to communicate the vital importance of protecting soils using the gripping medium of an intense family drama. Today I’m able to share with you a teaser trailer for the drama as well...
ORFC – 2023
Wow! That went quickly. This time last week I was at the Oxford Real Farming Conference with 1800 other people present in person, and 4,000 people joining online – making it the largest agroecological gathering ever to be held - excited and getting ready for the Soil...
Where have we been?
Wow – been so long since the last Blog Post – and it feels like so much has happened! We’ve done loads more workshops and given several talks but mainly Jude has been doing an MSc at Schumacher College in Devon, and Isla has made a beautiful baby girl! To be honest,...
Soil Talk for Black2Nature at Camp Langaford 23rd-25th July
Last Thursday, Soil Voices went up to Langaford Farm on Dartmoor to give an invited talk/workshop about all things soily for a group of young people from the Bristol based Black2Nature group. We discussed all the wonderful things that come from soil, and how and why...
Soil Pits and Marsh Fritillaries
Yesterday, I went to have a soily chat with the wonderful Richard Smith from the Environment Agency, and discovered the wonder that is The Langaford Charitable Trust: https://www.langafordtrust.org/ The meadows were bursting with the plump-nosed, papery seed heads of...
We have been running a survey for the last few months and asked people to write Just One Sentence to express their feelings about soil:
Soil is dark and fertile - I think soil is good because it’s a carbon sink and grows our food - Soil is an integral part of the holy trinity of soil, air and water - the fundamental pillars of life.- It’s alright - love it - Earthis the earth - Soilhealth is vital to...
Where does our soil go?
My evening walk got me to ponder about edges and being one thing or the other. On the edge of the Devon lanes, as I suspect of most other country lanes, there is a confusing problem of identity. Each day, soil slips onto the road, blown or washed, or brushed. Slowly,...
Finding Your Soil Voice
We recently led a workshop called Finding Your Soil Voice for the Soil Nexus Project as part of a wider digital seminar on soil. Participants brought some soil that meant something to them along with them and we asked them a...
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Help the Soil Voices map grow by sending us your soil story. You can send us a video, a voice clip or your written story in a PDF for us to add your story to the map and become part of our global journey.
If you have any questions about submitting your story please email us: soilvoices@gmail.com
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