Free Soils Testing Workshop, 12-4pm at Swale House

Join the NYC Urban Soils Institute for another Soil Testing Day at Governors Island! No need to register anywhere - simply bring your soil to us (maximum 3 bags per person) to Swale House (Building 15) in the Nolan Park Area of Governors Island from 12 noon - 4 pm on Saturday, June 26 to get it screened for heavy metals.

Wetlands Porch Chat, 4-6pm at Swale House

Join interdisciplinary artist and 2021 Project: Soils Virtual Resident Simone Johnson, ecological engineer Paul Mankiewicz and soil scientist Donald Parizek at Swale House on Governors Island for a Porch Chat about:

•soil life

•the relationship between water and soil, 

•wetland soils 

•the work of Urban Soils Institute (USI) overall

•USI's Artist Extension, and how it all relates to #TendingtheEdge, a collaboration between Works on Water, Culture Push & the Department of City Planning

•and more! 

This Porch Chat is organized and presented by USI and Blue Planet Free School 

Dirtball Preview! 10am-4pm at Swale's Urban Farm 

Get a sneak peak at Kosmologym's Dirtball court ahead of the official opening in July. Dirtball is a re-imagined basketball court where humans, plants, animals, minerals and microorganisms can play together to nurture soil and increase its carbon sequestration. Kosmologym is a Project: Soils resident for the summer of 2021. Learn more at Kosmologym.com and Dirtball.org