Humans can’t create soils on our own, but we can create the conditions for life underground to flourish. In our final episode, we look at existing mechanisms to scale practices that support the restoration of degraded soils - like improving soil testing, research, carbon farming and natural capital frameworks. We feed chickens with kids and hear about government schemes to rewild daycares, and we speak to tech and data experts who are recording the sounds of the underground to restore soil health. Finally, we hear an important call to bring the natural world back into our songs, art and culture, to be guided by First Nations knowledge, and to connect with, restore and protect the life beneath our feet. If you’ve listened to SOIL, please share your feedback and a testimonial with us at thesoilpodcast.com to help our impact campaign. You can also find resources for hosting a community listening event here. Follow @soilpodcast on socials, and subscribe for updates, read more and support SOIL by purchasing our limited edition ‘PROTECT THE LIFE WITHIN SOILS’ merch or donating via our website: thesoilpodcast.com. Featured talent in this episode (in order of appearance): Alex Park, Founder of biofonic.earth Dr Lorraine Gordon, cattle and carbon farmer, Principle of Natural Capital at Climate Friendly Phil Mulvey, hydrogeologist, soil scientist & co-author of Groundbreaking: soil security & climate change Victor Steffensen, Founder of Firesticks Alliance and author, Fire Country, Animals on Country, The Trees Gabrielle Chan, farmer, journalist & author of Why You Should Give A F*ck About Farming The book Freya read to the kids at daycare is Worms Are Our Friends by Toni D'Alia. This episode also featured an excerpt of Victor Steffensen’s song ‘The Animals’. SOIL: Rewilding the Underground is created and hosted by Freya Mulvey (Co-author of Groundbreaking: Soil security and climate change), produced by Jess Hamilton, and mixed by Adam Connelly. Our theme song is Daisies by Cooee, a project by Kirli Saunders and Mark Chester Harding. Our podcast artwork is by Mark Chester Harding. Additional production support in this episode from Aimee Volkofsky (Bush Witch Productions). We acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional custodians of Country across this continent for their care for lands, waterways and soils for millennia and ongoing. SOIL was made possible thanks to the generous support of everyone who donated to our crowdfunding campaign, our talent who shared their voices, and the many soil organisations, individuals and friends who have helped us along the way. If you would like to support our ongoing impact campaign, please head to thesoilpodcast.com. Thank you for helping us to protect soils. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
