# About HUMUS.Sapiens **URL:** \ **Category:** HUMUS.Sapiens\ **Created:** [March 12, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/about-humus-sapiens/329 "2018-03-12T12:34:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![julian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.hackteria.org/julian/32/132_2.png) [@julian](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/julian)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/about-humus-sapiens/329/1 "2018-03-12T12:34:17Z")
Open Soil: Research on the secret ingredients that make plants happy. Let’s explore what is going on in the ground beneath our feet. Let’s dig deeper together. Let’s discuss the HUMUS SAPIENS project on this forum!! This category shall be used to… - talk about «open soil research» in general (why? how? where?) - prepare specific projects and collaborations - discuss DIY-techniques, tools and strategies - ask questions!! ---
**Author:** ![julian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.hackteria.org/julian/32/132_2.png) [@julian](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/julian)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/about-humus-sapiens/329/2 "2018-03-13T20:00:51Z")
WHY? «in Europe alone, poor land management practices account for an estimated 970 million tons of soil loss due to erosion each year; worldwide, the annual loss of soil is estimated at 24 billion tons.» [https://global-land-outlook.squarespace.com/the-outlook/#the-bokk](https://global-land-outlook.squarespace.com/the-outlook/#the-bokk) ---
**Author:** ![dusjagr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.hackteria.org/dusjagr/32/24_2.png) [@dusjagr](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/dusjagr)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/about-humus-sapiens/329/3 "2018-03-13T22:36:54Z")
> [@julian](#): > > The Global Land Outlook nice logo! looks strangely familiar