11th Annual Urban Soils Symposium: Soils Building Health

Join Urban Soils Insti­tute for the 11^th Annu­al Urban Soils Symposium!

This year’s theme is Soils Build­ing Health, which explores how dis­cov­er­ing and incor­po­rat­ing soil-based eco­log­i­cal con­nec­tions with­in ele­ments of dai­ly life and urban infra­struc­ture rein­vig­o­rates our rela­tion­ship with the plan­et’s metab­o­lism. The sec­ond day of the sym­po­sium will take place at Swale’s house on Gov­er­nors Island, and will include exhi­bi­tions, artist talks, and work­shops. Select­ed exhibits and work­shops include: Index­i­cal Earths Art Exhi­bi­tion, Soil Micro­bio­me DNA Extrac­tion Work­shop, and Peo­ple’s Eco-SYS­TEM Explo­ration. This event is free to attend; for work­shop atten­dees, RSVP is required.

Getting to Nolan Park

3 Minutes from Soissons Landing 7 Minutes from Yankee Pier

1 Minutes from Soissons Landing 5 Minutes from Yankee Pier