Our 5th annual symposium, Soils: The Living Fabric of Health was a series of virtual events held every Friday and Saturday in October, 2020.
Hosted by NYC Urban Soils Institute, RUDN University & TreePeople, over fifty speakers from four continents spoke to the diversity, history and future of our global soils in conversation with hundreds of community members—soil scientists, artists, biologists, historians, geologists, writers, street tree stewards, social scientists, oil riggers, developers, landscape architects, foragers, farmers, investors, educators and engineers.
Each symposia launches a year of collaborations — field and lab research projects, films, site-specific installations, commercial ventures, journal articles, podcasts and happy hours.
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Session Playlists
Soils: The Living Fabric of Health
Check out our kickoff session with discussions on the session topics and themes with special guests.
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Premiere: 10. 02. 2020
The Rights of Soils
“Soils for all, and all for soils” - the past, the present, the future. Let the soils speak.
This session will explore our fundamental human rights to our common resources, the inherent rights of our resources, and our knowledge gaps.
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Premiere: 10. 09. 2020
Symbiogenesis
Dive into Symbiogensis with special guests, educators, growers, activists and artists to explore the beginning of life, our planet; a holistic system of parts. Soils, the foundation of diversity.
“The nature of Nature.”, “Cooperation, not Competition.”, “Becoming by living together.”
This session will explore the fabric that evolved and sustains life, and the role of soils in facilitating evolutionary change, systemic change, a change for the better!
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Premiere: 10. 16. 2020
Gut Instinct
This session will explore the heterogeneity, similarities, causes, and effects of the soil/root microbiome and the human gut microbiome, and the effect of their relationships on the environment and human health.
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Premiere: 10. 23. 2020
Rise of the Engineered Soils
Does it take hundreds and thousands of years for soils to develop? Back to the future: Are engineered soils (re)building soils? What’s in your garden? This session will explore the creation, usage and philosophy behind engineered soils.
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Premiere: 10. 30. 2020
Symposium Overture
Perfect Knowledge of the Ground, Discussion of “Soil Health”; Its Meaning in the Urban Setting and presentations from our special guests!
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Premiere: 10. 31. 2020
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