Calling all land managers, farmers, gardeners, seed savers, citizen scientists, town planners, educators, healers, and advocates. Join us for a series of critical conversations about soil health and how we can become “response-able” to meet the climate emergency we face with confidence. There will be great food provided before and, following powerful panel dialogues guided by VHSC members, audience discussion on topics of food, soil, water, health, climate and hope. Together, we can explore what is possible in rehabilitating Vermont’s soil health to hold our landscapes and communities together. This potent – and important – six-part series takes place on Wednesdays starting Feb. 27 at the Bethany Church in Randolph. Suggested donation $5 (no one turned away).

• Feb. 27 Ground to Body: Soil Health & Human Health
  Speakers: Didi Pershouse, Grace Gershuny, Michael Denmeade

• March 13 Shielding Soil with Plants and Animals
  Speakers: Tatiana Schreiber, Graham Unangst-Rufenacht

• March 20 Grounding Climate Hope Through Storytelling
  Speakers: Katherine Oaks, Maddie Kempner, Sha’an Mouliert, Cheryl Herrick

• March 27 Building the Soil From the Ground Up
  Speakers: Juan Alvez, Jessica Ruben, Cat Buxton

• April 10 Social Mycelium: the Fiber of Community Resilience
  Speakers: Mindy Blank, Simon Dennis, Chris Wood, Henry Harris

• April 24 A Soil Sponge to Cool the Planet
  Speakers: Judith Schwartz, Jan Lambert, Henry Swayze