Soil Safari
Event Details
Learn the soils of place! In this hands-on soil science class, we will learn basic soil science assessment methods and put our knowledge to work in several areas of Arlington
Event Details
Learn the soils of place! In this hands-on soil science class, we will learn basic soil science assessment methods and put our knowledge to work in several areas of Arlington Garden by examining, assessing and documenting the soils underfoot. Participants will learn and practice assessment methods for soil texture, aggregation, composition, and percolation.
Come prepared with a notebook, pen, water, and personal snacks. Herbal tea and a light snack will be provided. This workshop is 3.5 hours and has a maximum capacity of 25 people. Please reserve your spots early by signing up now!
Nance Klehm has been an ecological systems designer, landscaper, horticultural consultant, and agroecological grower for more than three decades. Her approach is centered on instigating change by activating already existent communities, and her work demonstrates her lifelong commitment to redefining the way human populations coexist with plant and animal systems on this planet.
A consultant, speaker, and teacher, Nance is internationally respected for her work on land politics and soil heath. Her work has received extensive national and international media coverage and is mentioned in many books, including Leila Darwish’s Earth Repair and Sandor Katz’s The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved. She won the 2012 Utne Visionary Prize and has been a two-time finalist for the Curry-Stone Design Prize. In addition, she has lectured broadly in museum and university settings as well as for countless community groups worldwide.
She currently splits her time between Little Village, a densely packed, diverse urban neighborhood in the heart of Chicago, and fifty acres of land in the Driftless Region of northwest Illinois, where she cultivates and forages medicinal and edible plants, keeps bees and a fruit orchard, raises ducks and quail, and grows for indigenous seed banks.
Past and current clients include Amisacho Restauración, Columbia University, Edgewater Environmental Coalition, Huntington Library and Gardens, Metabolic Studio, Pioneer Works Center for Art & Innovation, Qatar University and The Whitney Museum. *photo courtesy of Terry Evans
Time
(Saturday) 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location
Arlington Garden in Pasadena
275 Arlington Drive
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