# Let's share some resources dedicated to Open Soil Research **URL:** \ **Category:** HUMUS.Sapiens\ **Created:** [March 12, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332 "2018-03-12T14:01:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 12, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/1 "2018-03-12T14:01:23Z")
I guess we all have nice reading lists, youtube videos and other resources that we collected. let’s put some stuff together here group under this topic. here my friends from Melbourne… we met during the Photosynq workshop. he is an amazing DIY tree and soil health geek! His website has some great overview of soil ecology: [https://globalurbanforest.com.au/how-we-do-it/soil-biology/](https://globalurbanforest.com.au/how-we-do-it/soil-biology/) ---
**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 12, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/2 "2018-03-12T14:10:52Z")
and because it’s soooooo nice… here is martin howse’s earth euro-rack module: [https://www.1010.co.uk/org/ERD.html](https://www.1010.co.uk/org/ERD.html) ![erderd001](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/hackteria/original/1X/c9fc20a37c9d1b84eb3c0e61fdd7b3dd01132cde.jpeg) ---
**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, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/3 "2018-03-13T22:40:18Z")
> **[An Open Strategy to build Soil Carbon part 1 - our-sci.net](http://blog.our-sci.net/2017/11/22/open-strategy-build-soil-carbon-part-1/)** > > Why soil Carbon matters Soils are the largest terrestrial pool of organic carbon on the planet, holding as much as 3,000 Gt of carbon in the upper 2 meters of soil. To put that into perspective, the total amount of carbon in the atmosphere is... ---
**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 18, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/4 "2018-03-18T15:47:01Z")
Another initiative in Zurich… Sounding Soil, by Marcus Maeder, ZHdK and many other partners. [https://blog.zhdk.ch/soso/](https://blog.zhdk.ch/soso/) [https://blog.zhdk.ch/soundingsoil/](https://blog.zhdk.ch/soundingsoil/) ---
**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 18, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/5 "2018-03-18T16:31:06Z")
Great Introduction to Permaculture from Geoff Lawton (4 parts, each ~1h): Funny “clay animation” of the soilfoodweb (1:28min) https://www.youtube.com/embed/AUa9q5VuBNk?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLB9tSz89_6_qBS8RRF0h5YzhyC31KJHoc Also check out Elaine Ingham!! > **[Soil food web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_food_web)** > > The soil food web is the community of organisms living all or part of their lives in the soil. It describes a complex living system in the soil and how it interacts with the environment, plants, and animals. > Food webs describe the transfer of energy between species in an ecosystem. While a food chain examines one, linear, energy pathway through an ecosystem, a food web is more complex and illustrates all of the potential pathways. Much of this transferred energy comes from the sun. Plants use t... enjoy… ---
**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:** [April 15, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/6 "2018-04-15T10:39:27Z")
![Selection_704](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/hackteria/original/1X/13cdcf5bba37df2643062b9fd1be8351cac6b247.jpg) > **[AABeJBpU9RPy6KLydf0sX9Yta](https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u1vsfx4h4e1b8r1/AABeJBpU9RPy6KLydf0sX9Yta?dl=0&preview=Handbook%2B2011.pdf)** Here is the nice little brochure made by the students at Shristi, part of the Art/Sci Bangalore team for IGEM 2011. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/7 "2018-04-16T10:08:11Z")
Baby tomatos… time to plant stuff!! 🙂 ![20180415_161832](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/hackteria/original/1X/01f34fff13341c8de93680b1ace6de9bcff95db4.jpg) ---
**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:** [April 16, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/8 "2018-04-16T10:09:48Z")
![20180415_161948](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/hackteria/original/1X/60dd6e04f1acaf8654055ad741ce1663a969b471.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![luc.henry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.hackteria.org/luc.henry/32/194_2.png) [@luc.henry](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/luc.henry)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/9 "2018-04-19T07:23:46Z")
Hello! You guys aware of this? [https://twitter.com/snsf\_ch/status/986864474035400704](https://twitter.com/snsf_ch/status/986864474035400704) Just found out. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2018, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/10 "2018-04-19T08:11:08Z")
very good! thanks for the resource! here direct link to their 120 page report (in german): [http://www.snf.ch/SiteCollectionDocuments/medienmitteilungen/NFP68\_TS4\_Bodeninformationsplattform\_DE.pdf](http://www.snf.ch/SiteCollectionDocuments/medienmitteilungen/NFP68_TS4_Bodeninformationsplattform_DE.pdf) ![Selection_711](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/hackteria/original/1X/62dead0a29da270dda9cdc3ffe3577a92b53fadc.png) It seems to me that many aspect of the “biological activity” in soils are highly underrepresented and not yet practically established methods to analyse are developed. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/11 "2018-05-01T18:36:07Z")
6 posts were split to a new topic: [Maps and GIS Geeking](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/maps-and-gis-geeking/374) ---
**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:** [April 20, 2018, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/12 "2018-04-20T08:57:12Z")
**Harvesting the power of the rhizosphere** Reading this, just shared by Akbar: [https://www.asm.org/index.php/general-science-blog/item/7229-plants-and-the-bacteria-at-the-root-of-it-all](https://www.asm.org/index.php/general-science-blog/item/7229-plants-and-the-bacteria-at-the-root-of-it-all) ![Selection_712](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/hackteria/original/1X/30dfce1dee255ed3b3a2cec0796ed7f97f7b6cc2.jpg) More about the rhyzosphere: The Rhizosphere - Roots, Soil and Everything In Between [https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-rhizosphere-roots-soil-and-67500617](https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-rhizosphere-roots-soil-and-67500617) ---
**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:** [April 30, 2018, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/18 "2018-04-30T12:07:00Z")
A post was split to a new topic: [Plastic Fantastic](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/plastic-fantastic/367) ---
**Author:** ![luc.henry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.hackteria.org/luc.henry/32/194_2.png) [@luc.henry](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/luc.henry)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/19 "2018-04-30T10:31:39Z")
no link or anything, but maybe something worse digging into: [https://twitter.com/\_LightningHawk/status/990693359965487104](https://twitter.com/_LightningHawk/status/990693359965487104) ---
**Author:** ![DrBrian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.hackteria.org/drbrian/32/466_2.png) [@DrBrian](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/DrBrian)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/20 "2018-04-30T12:16:54Z")
luc.henri github for that twitter person [https://github.com/ADataDate](https://github.com/ADataDate) , didnt see any files for the moisture sensor, but did see them using the CCS811 with a micro:bit sparkfun weather:bit [https://github.com/ADataDate/pxt-airQuality](https://github.com/ADataDate/pxt-airQuality) ---
**Author:** ![jana](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.hackteria.org/jana/32/381_2.png) [@jana](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/jana)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/21 "2018-05-01T14:29:12Z")
Oh thats a great resource!! Thanks!! ---
**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:** [May 1, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/22 "2018-05-01T18:43:14Z")
i got 2 ccs811 with me for the weekend. but it’s a bit of crap board, temperature reading is usually 4-5° off, cos the whole board gets heated. and the “CO2” is measuring all kinda other hydrocarbons aswell. also i got 2 cool boards, kinda the same as the hardware from above. > **[LaCoolCo - Make Your Greenhouse](http://lacool.co/)** > > Launching Le Petit COOL, the world's first open source kit for connected gardening. Make your automated greenhouse and learn all you can about your plants! but let’s look further into other ideas, than sticking a piece of metal in the soil and connecting arduinos. soil moisture is really not the most important parameter, unless you have an automated irrigation system. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2018, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/23 "2018-07-09T09:57:54Z")
another nice and veeeery swiss style movie in soil for agriculture. ---
**Author:** ![DrBrian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.hackteria.org/drbrian/32/466_2.png) [@DrBrian](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/DrBrian)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/24 "2018-07-10T13:43:13Z")
[https://www.dirt-health.co.uk/](https://www.dirt-health.co.uk/) Commercial, Cafe and Food soil research… 🙂 There manifesto is ARGGGGHHHH! So Good! When you come to Newcastle we are going to dine and cafe at Dirt. I already am. "We all have two homes - our planet and our body. Our mission is simple: To nurture both to becoming healthier, stronger and more connected. ​ We believe in sustainability and are mindful of every choice we make. We think globally and act locally. From coffee roasters to farmers, we work hard to build a community of local suppliers so you can be assured of our quality. ​ We are Dirt." ---
**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:** [September 16, 2018, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332/25 "2018-09-16T09:57:08Z")
Here is an interesting article from the guardian. > **[We’re treating soil like dirt. It’s a fatal mistake, because all human life...](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/25/treating-soil-like-dirt-fatal-mistake-human-life)** > > War, pestilence, even climate change, are trifles by comparison. Destroy the soil and we all starve [Next page](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/lets-share-some-resources-dedicated-to-open-soil-research/332.md?page=2)