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Case in point

Summer is officially here, and our project is also warming up! In June, we organised a series of activities with the participation of the end users of ECHO soil data. Before this happened, each ECHO partner taking part in this endeavour identified a target group and a case, which is particularly important for their region. […]

Ambassadors in action

Let’s check in with Marzena Brodowska – one of our educators from Poland On June 3rd, she met with representatives of the newest generation of soil enthusiasts: students from the Agricultural Education Center School Complex in Sandomierz-Mokoszyn. She introduced them to ECHO and, of course, took part in some fieldwork. In addition to familiarizing themselves […]

Growing together

Last Friday, Team ECHO had the pleasure of introducing our project at the SPIN-FERT General Assembly. The SPIN-FERT project is, like ECHO, a soil-oriented collaboration between partners from all over Europe. It aims to promote eco-friendly farming by reusing agricultural by-products as fertilisers, with the use of the latest technology, like automated image analysis, AI-powered […]

On set with ECHO!

If you enjoyed our last post, which gave you a sneak peak into the work behind assembling ECHO soil kits, here’s another behind-the-scenes look into our activities! This time, our team in Italy was visited by a professional TV crew, eager to share our project with their audience. Our Partners at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano […]

Brokerage Extremadura 2025

Brokerage Extremadura 2025 is a unique European event focused on fostering research and innovation collaborations to address new European challenges. It brings together research institutions, companies, public entities, and other stakeholders from across Europe to showcase regional research expertise, explore future R&D trends, and facilitate networking and partnership building for Horizon Europe projects. Its primary […]

ECHO at the 2nd NATIONAL CONFERENCE Citizen Science in Italia

In April, Citizen Science Month, we turn our attention and appreciation towards thousands of citizen scientists. It is their commitment that makes our projects possible. Thanks to the ECHO Ambassadors we are building the community of citizen scientists at ECHO. We celebrated people-powered science with one of our leaders – Riccardo Borgia from University of […]

European Citizen Science KICK OFF meeting

Attention ECHO Ambassadors! We kindly invite you to join us on Wednesday, April 9 at 11:00 (CET) on the ECHO YouTube channel for the European Citizen Science KICK OFF meeting! Naturally, the event will be recorded and made available for later viewing. Looking forward to seeing you there! Find us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ECHOsoilproject

Better together

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the new collaboration page on our website, where we feature projects and initiatives which share our passion for soil and #citizenscience. We might use different methods, but our goal is the same – a healthier Europe, built from the ground up! Check them out here: https://echosoil.eu/collaboration Whether you’re […]

Advancing Soil Literacy – workshop

When it comes to learning about soil, there is no such thing as too much!Last week, ECHO representatives: Tanja Mimmo and Margherita Caggiano took part in the ADVANCING SOIL LITERACY workshop, organised by the EU Soil Observatory with the assistance of the European Soil Awareness Network and Mission Soil.It was very interesting to learn how […]

Tools for citizen science research on soil health

How are we all progressing with the projects and initiatives on soil health? A report published by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service, provides an overview of the current state of the art of citizen science initiatives and projects on soil health. This review was conducted in context of […]