Bioremediation for Urban Soils

Join NOFA MASS online for the second of two evening events where we will learn from soil experts about bioremediation and how we are using plants and soil biology to ameliorate contaminated soil. In collaboration with the Mass Dept. of Ag. Resources we are tracking the results of our bioremediation test plots in several urban farming locations in Springfield Mass. During this live interactive event we will hear from our project bioremediation consultant Nance Klehm and Ibrahim Ali of Gardening The Community in Springfield along with youth participants to learn about the methods being used in their trial plots.
If bioremediation using microbiology and plant partners is effective, such an approach can be beneficial by:
• reducing costs by eliminating the need for expensive barriers and truckloads of loam
• provide a deeper, more functional soil
• Improving soil in the long run for growing crops, while breaking down toxic hydrocarbons and removing heavy metals to non-food-producing areas
Agenda:
• 7:00pm – Welcome and Introductions
• 7:10pm – Bioremediation Overview
• 7:30pm – Bioremediation in Process
• 8:00pm – Questions and Discussion
• 8:30pm – Wrap Up & Thank You

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