Agriculture has always been a big part of our lives and it will continue to be so as long as life continues. The source of life is agriculture and the source of agriculture is soil. A healthy soil is vital for all living things. As Prof. Dr. Uygun Aksoy stated, to protect the health of […]

We all know that fertile soil is vital. It forms a very thin layer (10 centimeters in total) on the Earth’s surface, which takes about 2,000 years to form. Millions of hectares of land are lost yearly due to improper farming techniques, the construction of cities and roads, and deforestation. Cities are swallowing up fields. […]

“Soil is the foundation of life. And our soil is in trouble, the fertile topsoil has become vulnerable to erosion as a result of plowing, being eroded and destroyed by water and winds, the bare soil is directly exposed to sunlight, and the remaining soil has lost its life as a result of over-spraying and […]

“Soil is the natural asset that we step on every day, providing our basic needs such as shelter, food, clean water, and every object that exists in our lives needs in some way. Soil is an interdisciplinary concept that can be associated with the fields of science, geography, art, mathematics, life skills, engineering, and literature”. […]

As the LOESS Türkiye team, we continue to investigate the state of soil health awareness education in Türkiye and interview experts in this field. Our guests this week are: -Dilek Yalçın Demiralp (Chemical Engineer-Permaculture Designer-Teacher of Nature and Kids Program) -Burcu Çelikel (Science Teacher at Antalya Bahçeşehir Park Orman Campus) -Gökhan Sivaslı (Agricultural Engineer) -Ibrahim […]

We walk on soil, but we often don’t give much thought to what lies beneath our feet. Soil is vital for both people and the planet. It is an important source of food and medicine, it filters and purifies our water, reduces flooding, and plays a crucial role in combating climate change. In fact, without […]

In the LOESS project, we are trying to understand the current state of soil health education and what approaches can be used to improve it in 15 European countries. To gain insight into the situation and practices in Türkiye, we held our Focus Group Discussion on January 17, 2024, on the Zoom online platform. In […]

We had some guests from Estonia this week: Four kindergarten teachers from Vösukese Kindergarten came to Antalya for their Erasmus project mobility. Thanks to Antalya Bahcesehir Koleji Park Orman Kampüsü who hosted these teachers and let them do job shadowing on the theme of Forest Kindergarten for 5 half days. We also want to thank […]

Now,  the LOESS project leaflet is out.

‘+0.5 Akdeniz’in Geleceği Çalıştayı’, initiated by Muratpaşa Municipality to draw attention to the climate crisis that manifests itself with natural disasters such as increasing air temperature, decreasing natural resources, rising sea levels, irregular rainfall, drought, floods and hurricanes, was held on November 23-24 this year with the theme of ‘Going Green’.  On the 2nd day […]