Curious about how the dirt beneath our feet contributes to urban sustainability? Join Pratt research collaborators Sam Asher and Tony Gelber on Friday, October 24th, to learn about their project, Soil First Aid, which uses interdisciplinary techniques to explore and engage with the soil in Pratt’s Dye Garden. Through interactive research demonstrations and collaborative workshops, this event will focus on collective knowledge-sharing about cultivating urban soils for public health and ecological resilience. *Open to the public!*
Soil First Aid seeks to learn more about the soil health, quality, and carbon sequestration capacity in Pratt’s Dye Garden. The event will include an introduction to soil, progress updates on Soil First Aid, a tour of project test sites, a soil testing workshop, and discussion. Developed soil chromatograms and jar tests will also be on display. Made possible by Pratt’s STEAMplant initiative, Soil First Aid is a project by Sam Asher, MS student in Pratt’s Sustainable Environmental Systems program, and Tony Gelber, Director of Administrative Sustainability in Pratt’s Facilities Department.
