The Art of Soil Collective: Learning to Love the Land Underfoot

Name: The Art of Soil Collective: Learning to Love the Land Underfoot
Start: 2025-09-06T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-06T15:00:00-04:00
Location: 101 Queen Street N (in Centre In The Square), Kitchener, ON, Canada, Ontario N2H 6P7

Schedule

Sat Sep 06 2025 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

101 Queen Street N (in Centre In The Square), Kitchener, ON, Canada, Ontario N2H 6P7 | Kitchener, ON

Saturday, 6 September | 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
$20 / person + HST | Ages 18+
Together, participants will explore their connections to the land underfoot in an urban setting, reflecting on their biases, expectations, and assumptions. Participants will examine and compare soil samples from around KW, write love letters to the soil; to this shared land on handmade seed paper, and then compost their love letters in local soil.
This workshop will explore how to focus on, and care for our local soils and our shared urban land, with the sensitivity, attention, courtesy, and ultimately, the affection with which one cares for a loved one.
Learn more about the 50/50 Garden of Resilience:
https://kwag.ca/exhibitions/5050-garden-resilience
About:
The Art of Soil Collective is a dynamic initiative that encourages individuals to embrace the power of everyday actions to create meaningful change. By illustrating, demonstrating, and sharing their experiences, the collective inspires people to engage in small, local, and affordable ideas that enhance both personal well-being and address global issues like ecology, justice, and economics.