4.2 — Layers of responsibility: from policy to daily life
Learning from soil initiatives
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Racconti di Terra – Intergenerational dialogue on soil
Italian partners of CURIOSOIL, LOESS, and NBSoil, in collaboration with the Sustainability Education Network of Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Target group: primary school students, approximately 6–11 years old
“Racconti di Terra” or “Stories of the Soil” is an educational initiative connected to World Soil Day. It encourages children to explore the relationship between soil, culture, and local landscapes through intergenerational dialogue.
Students collect stories and memories about soil from grandparents and older community members. In this way, soil becomes connected not only to science and environmental protection, but also to memory, local knowledge, and community identity.
© Intergenerational gardening (980) by NCVO London, via Flickr. CC BY 4.0, no changes were made to the original photo.