Healthy soil for healthy humans. Microbial ecology for farms

Nadya Sfeir is organizing this fundraiser.

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Places and people already benefitted from this world microbiology diagnosis tour:

-El Olivar, cultural center, La Serena, Chile

-Centro de Estudios AguaTierra, Lampa, Chile (contributed with housing, food and travel)

-Huerto 4 Estaciones, Patagonia, Chile (contributed with training, travel, housing and food)

-Huerto la Piramide, Patagonia, Chile

-Other farms and restoration projects (contributed paying for the analysis and compost consultancy)

-Casa Chueca, Lonquimay, Chile. (contributed with housing, food and travel)

-Asociación de Arrieros del cajón de Maipo, Santiago, Chile (contributed paying for the analysis, travel and food)

-Secano Sin Sequía, Cobquecura, Chile (Contributed with food, housing and multimedia design for social media)

-Rodrigo Sapiain, Valle del Elqui (contributed with food, housing and travel)

-The Regen Academy - Francesc Font, Cataluña (contributed with housing and food)

-Relais Montagnard, Bonac, France. (contributed with housing and food)

-La grangette, Riberot, France (contributed with housing and food)

-Ferme de la Lisière, Montjoie-en-Couserans, france (contributed with food)

-Vallée du Biros community, Ariege, France (contributed with some donations)

-La Salamandre cultural center, Sentein, France

-Private Syntropic project (contributed paying for analysis and compost making)

-Maison de Cultures à l'Huile de Coude, Guchán, France (contributed with housing, food, travel and paying for consultancy)

-Wakelyns Agroforestry, England (contributed with housing, food and travel)

-Various private gardens. Cornwall, England (contributed with housing and food)

-Bosavern Community Garden, Cornwall, England (contributed with housing and food)

-Homeacres - Charles Dowding (contributed with food, house and donation)

-Cusgarne Organic Farm, Cornwall, England (contributed with housing and food)

-Groonown Growers farm (contributed with vegetable box)

-The Eden Project, Cornwall, England.

-Trefusis Estate agroforestry, Cornwall, England. (contribuited with foods)

-The Soul farm, Cornwall, England.

-Le petit Pané, Barcelona, Spain. (contributed with vegetables)

-Riverland Biofarm, Kampia, Cyprus. (contributed with housing, foods and travel expenses)

-Various people in the way that has contributed with lifts, travel, support, and interest in soil microbiology.

-more that needs to be updated

Hello!

I'm a biochemist specialized in biological soil restoration. I advise farmers on how to revitalize their soils. In 2023, I embarked on a tour of soil microbiology diagnostics, and I confronted with the sad reality of soil conditions, but also the challenging reality of small farmers who don't have the means to invest in monitoring the microbiological condition of soils. This means our health is at risk.

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2023/01/healthy-soil-for-a-healthy-gut

Salut!

Je suis biochimiste et je me spécialise dans la restauration biologique des sols. Je conseille les agriculteurs pour qu'ils vivifient leurs sols. En 2023, j'ai entamé une tournée de diagnostics des sols, et j'ai été confronté à la triste réalité de l'état des sols, mais aussi la réalité exigeante des petits agriculteurs qui n'ont pas les moyens d'investir dans le contrôle de l'état microbiologique des sols. Cela signifie que notre santé est en danger.

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2023/01/healthy-soil-for-a-healthy-gut

Soil microbiology underpins the health of ecosystems, and we are at a critical juncture when soil life is out of balance. A healthy soil is the basis for complete fertilization and puts an end to contamination by excessive nitrates (among others).

In the same way, a living soil provides the capacity to purify water. A functional soil ecology helps to balance atmospheric gases, which is very important for reducing greenhouse gases. Learning how to make good compost is extremely important in helping to invigorate the soil without producing toxic gases from putrefaction.

La microbiologie du sol est à la base de la santé des écosystèmes et nous nous trouvons à un moment critique de déséquilibre de la vie du sol. Un sol sain est la base d'une fertilisation complète et met fin à la contamination par un excès de nitrate (entre autres).

De la même manière, un sol vivant fournit la capacité de purification de l'eau. Une écologie du sol fonctionnelle permet d'équilibrer les gaz atmosphériques, ce qui est très important pour la réduction des gaz à effet de serre. Apprendre à faire un bon compost est extrêmement important pour contribuer à la vivification du sol sans production de gaz toxiques issus de la putréfaction.

HEALTHY SOIL IS THE BASE FOR HUMAN HEALTH

My aim is to help small farmers and community garden projects to finance the biological restoration of soils. I have also run composting and soil microbiology workshops in socio-cultural centres, for both adults and children.

To do this, I analyse the state of soil microbiology by quantifying micro-organisms under the microscope, and I give advice on the best strategy for improving the microbiological state of soils. The biggest difficulty is that small farmers can't fund these studies, which is why I set up this campaign to break down this barrier and help improve the health of food.

Mon objectif est d'aider les petits agriculteurs et des projets de jardins communautaires, à financer la restauration biologique des sols. J'ai également animé des ateliers de compostage et de microbiologie des sols dans des centres socioculturels, tant pour les adultes que pour les enfants.

Pour cela, j'analyse l'état de la microbiologie du sol en quantifiant les micro-organismes au microscope, et je donne des conseils sur la meilleure stratégie pour améliorer l'état microbiologique des sols. La plus grande difficulté est que les petits agriculteurs ne peuvent pas financer ces études, c'est pourquoi j'ai mis en place cette campagne pour faire tomber cette barrière et contribuer à l'amélioration de la santé des aliments.