🌍 It's #WorldSoilDay!🌱 This year’s theme highlights the need for accurate data to protect soil health. At Hort2theFuture, we recognise the importance of monitoring tools to assess the impact of novel growing media. Learn more about the initiative ➡️ bit.ly/3Vq0mT9

📣 Hort2thefuture Partner Spotlight: Aarhus University ☀️ As WP3 leader, they will lead the development and testing affordable, peat-free solutions for horticulture to improve soil health, boost carbon capture, and tackle soil compaction. Stay tuned to meet the rest of our team🤝

For #WorldWetlandsDay, let’s talk about the importance of peatlands for our planet 🌍 Peatlands are one of the largest natural carbon sinks, and Hort2TheFuture is driving innovation to develop peat alternatives to ensure a sustainable horticulture sector and a healthier planet💚

Partner Spotlight: Team ThuisKringlopen 🌱 As WP4 lead, they will coordinate the innovation initiatives to reduce the use of inputs in horticulture by focussing on 🟢Using smarter irrigation strategies 🟢Optimising waste-based soil improvements Stay tuned to meet the rest of our team 🤝

📣Partner spotlight: European Training Academy💡 They will lead the innovation accelerator and coordinate the work on novel solutions improving soil structure and oxygenation, and preventing soil compaction. Stay tuned to meet the rest of the Hort2thefuture Team 🤝

At the recent Workshop for EU-funded projects on organic agriculture, Matthew Gorton from the Newcastle University showcased key aspects of our project: 🟢Novel alternatives to peat 🟢Innovations in soil health 🟢Behavioural change Read more➡️bit.ly/4l0Fv3G

📣Hort2thefuture Partner Spotlight: Newcastle University 🌱 As WP6 leaders, they will behavioural change among professional growers and amateur gardeners to increase the uptake of sustainable growing practices. Stay tuned to meet the rest of our team! 🤝

Keep up to date with Hort2thefuture! Join our newsletter to learn more about how Hort2thefuture supports the adoption of more soil-friendly practices in horticulture 🌱 📨Subscribe here ➡️ hort2thefuture.eu/newsletter/

Earlier this year, Hort2thefuture partners met in Oslo for a 3 day meeting hosted by Landskapsovervåking to share the progress achieved in the project and witness innovative field trials 🪴 🧐Read about the research and innovation happening in the project ➡️ bit.ly/4oo6g43

Our partner Team ThuisKringlopen visited The Magic Factory in #Norway, an innovation hub for circular food production transforming food waste into biofertiliser, compost, and fuel ♻️ Read more about the visit and circular #horticulture ➡️ bit.ly/4lbYZkT

The #Hort2thefuture partner EUTA has been on the road visiting farms across #Serbia, working side by side with growers to codevelop innovative tools and practices for more sustainable horticulture 🌱 Read the full story on this collaboration ➡️ bit.ly/4m6yEGp

Smarter gardening with #AI 🌱 We’ve partnered with the gardening #app Fryd to explore what motivates gardeners, and how to support more #sustainable practices 🤝 Learn more about Fryd and the role of technology in shaping more sustainable horticulture ➡️ bit.ly/3JCkiPA

Hort2theFuture Partner Spotlight: AEIDL 🦋 Follow us on Bluesky @aeidl 🌱 As leader of WP7, AEIDL drives our communication and dissemination, ensuring results reach stakeholders and communities working on sustainable #horticulture across Europe🤝 Learn more ➡️ aeidl.eu

Glad to be part of Hort2thefuture 🌱✨ An ambitious project tackling #sustainability in horticulture & supporting Mission: Soil health 🌍 At #AEIDL, we boost communication & impact to ensure results reach communities across Europe 🪴 👉 aeidl.eu

We are at the Hort2theFuture Annual Consortium Meeting in Budapest, a great opportunity to connect and strengthen our partnership and collaboration 🤝 Learn more about our consortium: hort2thefuture.eu/about/

The Hort2TheFuture Annual Consortium Meeting in Budapest is a wrap! 2 days of: 🟢 Sharing achievements 🟢 Hands-on workshops 🟢 Planning next steps for sustainable horticulture🌱 Learn more about Hort2theFuture: hort2thefuture.eu

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Vlaco maakt deel uit van het project Hort2thefuture. Het project staat in het teken van innovatieve, duurzame oplossingen voor de tuinbouw (onder)zoeken. Vorige week vond een meeting in Boedapest plaats en werden er heel wat 'next steps' uitgestippeld. vlaco.be/kenniscentrum/…

Looking towards the future of sustainable horticulture 🌿 The recent Hort2theFuture Consortium meeting brought us together to review the progress made in the project and align plans for the next steps in advancing sustainable horticulture. Read more➡️ bit.ly/3Wk8Jjb

🌿 From guesswork to guidance: turning garden notes into soil-friendly advice We have partnered with the Fryd gardening app to enable home gardeners to better care for the #soil in their gardens through easy, guided experiments. Read the whole article ➡️ bit.ly/4qDyusv