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ECHO in Magrè

Every sip of wine tells a story about the soil it was grown in! As we delved into the rich soil beneath the vines at Alois Lageder’s vineyards in Magrè, we were reminded of the critical connection between healthy soil and exceptional wine production. Just like a thriving ecosystem nurtures robust vineyards, the vitality of […]

Get to know ECHO Leaders: Alba Peiro, Ibercivis

After an introduction to the project by our coordinator, we sit down with Alba Peiro from Ibercivis, our Spanish partner foundation, for a conversation about their specialty – citizen science, and the many ways we can inspire youth to join our ranks. What drew Ibercivis to project ECHO? Which aspect of the project resonates with […]

ECHO in Vienna

Last week, the 5th European Citizen Science Association conference took place in beautiful Vienna. The topic of this year’s conference was CHANGE, because, as the organizers themselves explain, „we are in a time of rapid change on multiple levels”. We talked about different attitudes towards change, methods of influencing it and how citizen scientists can […]

ECHO at the 10th MCAA Conference

Last weekend, members of the Marie Curie Alumni Association met in Milan to commemorate the tenth anniversary of their organization. The MCAA brings together scholars on different career paths, united by the fact that at some point their excellent work earned them a grant from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fund 🔬 Naturally, we wanted to […]

ECHO at AGROTECH

Precision. Automation. Efficiency.If this year’s edition of the AGROTECH trade fair is to be believed, the future of farming will be focused on saving our most precious resources – labour, energy and time. We couldn’t miss a chance to introduce tens of thousands of AGROTECH’s visitors to our project 🌿 Team Plantpress Sp. z o.o. […]

An interview with Prof. Tanja Mimmo

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, enjoy an interview with our coordinator, Prof. Tanja Mimmo, in the official language of love and find out more about the challenges of promoting #soilhealth and turning citizens into citizen scientists

Meet our coordinator!

To kick-off our first newsletter, we interviewed our coordinator, prof. Tanja Mimmo from the Free University in Bolzano. What better way to learn about project ECHO, than from the person who holds it all together? Let’s work from the ground up. When did you discover your passion for science? TM: Since childhood, I’ve been intrigued […]

ECHO in Puławy

As the year draws to a close, we brought ECHO to one more event – the 3rd AGROEKOTON Partner Conference in Puławy, Poland 🇵🇱. Our presentation was attended by representatives of the fruit and vegetable production industry as well as various supporting institutions and universities from all over the country.We talked about environmental challenges, innovative […]

ECHO on 4º Encontro Nacional de Ciência Cidadã

It was a full immersion in citizen science projects at the 4° Encontro Nacional de Ciência Cidadã. One of them was our project „ECHO – Engaging citizens in soil science: the road to healthier soils”. The 4th National Citizen Science Meeting (ENCC2023) took place in Coimbra, Portugal on the 27th and 28th of November 2023. […]

ECHO cooperates with the Polish Soil Hub

Plantpress represented ECHO during a very important event – the inaugural conference of the Polish Hub for Soils – a platform for cooperation of all interested parties for whom it is important to preserve soil health. Implementation of the objectives of the Mission: Soil Deal for Europe by 2030 at the country level, implementation of […]