UIC Plant Research Laboratory

Situation
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Academic research and community space seeking programming on soil science, place-based learning, and local ecology.
Response
- Taught two day hands-on Introduction to Community Soil Science trainings based on The Soil Keepers program;
- Conducted walking lectures Soil Safari and Reading the Weeds.
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Gwenyn Hill Farm
Situation
- Working regenerative farm in need of educational program on local rocks, minerals, and soils.
Response
- Taught half day hands-on, in-the-field soil study Beyond the Soil Test to farm staff and apprentice farmers.
Photography Gwenyn Hill Farm, Social Ecologies
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Garfield Park Conservatory
Situation 1
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Botanical garden and community space seeking higher level skill-based workshops for seasonal programming.
Response 1
- Facilitation of an Urban Agroecology Intensive, a self-contained theoretical training similar to what we offered at The Huntington in CA;
- Led Intermediate–Advanced Compost training series.
Situation 2
- Need for educational program on holistic soil science.
Response 2
- Taught two-day hands-on Introduction to Community Soil Science trainings, based on The Soil Keepers program.
Photography Benkrut, Social Ecologies
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Art Institute of Chicago
Situation
- Need for consultation on soil composition and construction, for the artist Juliana Góngora Rojas and the group exhibition En El Principio (In The Beginning).
Response
- Designed, sourced, fabricated, and installed earthen floor feature.
Photography Lynn Becker, Knack Magazine, Social Ecologies
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Elmhurst Art Museum
Situation
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Looking for perspective and education on the topic of embodied soil studies in the Midwest landscape.
Response
- Conducted Soil Reading lecture and soil workshop in conjunction with the exhibition Sustenance and Land.
Photography Siegfried Mueller, Social Ecologies
