Celebrating Soil

Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gasses and liquids that support the life of plants and soils organisms. It is essential for plants growth, as a means of water storage, as a habitat for organisms and more importantly as a modifier for the earths atmosphere so it is essential to understand soil in relation to the effects of climate change.

Join us at the Print Room in Wigtown on the 17th February to find out more about the earth beneath your feet. An enlightening afternoon of talks and discussions with local experts & practitioners. Lunch and refreshments are included.

Order of the day 

-12.00 - 12.30 Welcome and Introductions (Teas and coffees)

-12.30 - 1.30 Scott Jones - Co-Director of Mind the Gap, founded in 1995

-1.30- 2.00 Lunch (Soup) 

-2.00 - 3.00 Huw Connick -  Connicks work across a number of key works areas - Utility Ecology & Environmental, Forestry, Landscape Restoration, and Holistic Land Management.

-3.00 - 3.20 Malcolm Haddow - South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre (SWSEIC)

-3.20 - 3.40 Abi Mordin - Propagate

-3.40 - 4:45 Discussion

-4:45 - 5.00 Close