Carbondale Food Autonomy

• New land stewards wanting guidance and mentorship in learning about, working ecologically with their acreage to set up growing and waste systems in support of home, related business and rural community education hub.

• Scheduled series of seasonal mentorship sessions over the course of one year.

Green Haus

• New land stewards wanting guidance and mentorship in learning about, working ecologically with their acreage to set up growing and waste systems in support of home, related business and rural community education hub.

• Scheduled series of ongoing seasonal mentorship for one year

Harrisburg

• Farmers wanting to make and use Biochar on an on-farm basis.

• In person, on site instruction on the selection and preparation of char materials, TLUD charring, screening and grading of resulting char, IMO inoculation methodology and recommended on-farm applications of biochar in orchard and woodland areas.

UIC Plant Research Laboratory

• Academic research and community space seeking programming on soil science, place-based learning, and local ecology.
  

• 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.

Gwenyn Hill Farm

• Working regenerative farm in need of educational program on local rocks, minerals, and soils.
  

• Taught half day hands-on, in-the-field soil study Beyond the Soil Test to farm staff and apprentice farmers.