Metabolic Studio
Situation 1
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Seeking soil bioremediation plan for large urban industrial site.
Response 1
- Identified and mapped spontaneous vegetation on-site;
- Conducted qualitative soil assessment, prioritized plant species and prepared tissues for lab testing, then interpreted soil and plant tissue chemical tests;
- Built fungally dominated compost piles to support native vegetation;
- Devised a bioremediation plan based on a forest model.
Situation 2
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Seeking team support and direction on design of large-scale earthworks.
Response 2
- Kicked-off local assessment of abundant and available carbons and nitrogens;
- Coached team in soil amendment and Biochar creation and indigenous microbe harvesting and expansion;
- Created water-retentive soil mix recipes;
- Co-designed earthwork construction model for long term study and data collection.
Photography Matt Stromberg, Shane Reiner-Roth, Social Ecologies