Mission Soil Week 2025

This year, we got together in Aarhus, Denmark to discuss ways of improving the overall condition of European soils, with a special focus on funding and financing our initiatives 💰 Thanks to Céline Laurent, ECHO was part of the project trail session. Let us know if you were there, and if you had a chance […]
Team ECHO, assemble!

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of getting together for our General Assembly in Dundee, Scotland. As an international team, usually sprinkled all around Europe, we really enjoyed working together in the same space for a change! 🤝 We discussed our progress when it comes to our project’s main goals, and confirmed we’re on the right track! […]
ECHO on AgroShow

We couldn’t miss such an event! Agro Show Bednary in Poland is the perfect place to meet ECHO ambassadors, partners, and participants. It is the largest outdoor agricultural exhibition in Europe, attracting nearly 80,000 visitors each year. As we do across Europe, we collect soil samples in Poland and provide data on their condition, creating […]
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 […]
ECHO as part of design of tomorrow

We are thrilled to invite you to the Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst to immerse yourself in the fascinating world of „Zukünfte: Material und Design von morgen” – “Futures: materials and design of tomorrow”. Join us as we explore innovative designs and visions for the future, showcasing the intersection of art, design, and sustainability 🌿🎨 […]
ECHO Ambassador – Mateusz Ciasnocha

Our call for ECHO Ambassadors is still open. In September we started presenting those who decided to join our project. One of our Ambassadors transport us to Żuławy Wiślane (the Vistula Fens), Poland . This fascinating region located in the northern part of the country is made unique by the fact that a large part […]
Meet Ezio Casali, ECHO Ambassador from Italy!

“My interest in the ECHO project starts from the awareness and belief that, in the current environmental and climatic situation, soil represents one of the key elements for improving the conditions of environmental, economic, and social sustainability, which in my view represents the true goal to pursue to leave future generations a planet in good […]
Meet Project ECHO Leaders: Margherita Caggiano, Re Soil

Upon entering Re Soil’s website, we are greeted with a motto: “No soil, no future”. Despite your foundation’s involvement in a variety of different projects, would you say that most of them revolve around the topic of soil? Soil is a vital resource. It provides us with nutritious food and other products, as well as […]
ECHO x PlantAnim

On June 28th project ECHO was presented at the PlantAnim Symposium in Porto, Portugal – an event made possible by the efforts of Ruth Pereira (GreenUPorto/FCUP), gabriel marais (BIOPOLIS & CIBIO) and the DBIO. The theme of this year’s Symposium was “Citizen Science and what it can do for projects on plants, soil and associated organisms”. […]
ECHO at Nati00ns in Rome

On 13 May 2024, the national event on the Soil Mission of the European Union – „100 Living Labs and Lighthouses for Soil Health – Funding Opportunities 2024” was held in Rome. The ECHO Horizon Europe Project was presented by our coordinator, Tanja Mimmo. National events organized by the Horizon Europe NATI00NS project aim to […]