05/12/2025
🌍 Celebrating World Soil Day 2024
🧑🌾 At Monte Silveira Farm, soil is at the heart of everything we do and this week offered two inspiring opportunities to reinforce our commitment to healthy, resilient, and regenerative landscapes.
🏢 On Wednesday, 3 December, we took part in the SOILL Event: “Shaping the Future of Soil Health Living Labs and Lighthouses in Europe.”, proudly representing the GroundWork Project in the European Committee of the Regions.
It was a rich day of exchange with Living Labs across Europe, bringing valuable insights into current soil-related challenges, lessons learned on the ground, and the pathways needed to strengthen impactful soil-focused innovation ecosystems by 2030.
The afternoon continued with engaging sessions on the role of EU Missions in policy development, the contribution of innovative solutions, and panel discussions on anchoring Living Labs within policy frameworks while leveraging soil data for effective implementation.
📚 Today, we also had the pleasure of presenting at the Escola Superior Agrária do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco in celebration of World Soil Day and the institution’s 42nd anniversary. What a happy and beautiful coincidence!
Our talk focused on soil health and regenerative farming, highlighting the work of the Alliance and reinforcing the essential role soils play in agricultural development, ecosystem services, and global food security.
✨ Healthy soils are the foundation of resilient food systems and thriving ecosystems. We’re proud to contribute to this movement and excited for the collaborative work ahead.