City: Nantes

From 23 to 25 June 2020, IRSTV conducted a field campaign to take soil samples from different areas within the URBiNAT Healthy Corridor perimeter . The sampling locations included areas where there are NBS: community gardens, the Almond Park, and areas that have been identified as suitable for the Green Loop and Gourmet Stations. Laboratory analyses of soil samples will enable their agronomic quality to be assessed. Nutrient levels for plants will be measured, as well as the levels of more noxious elements. Soil quality is also important to estimate in relation to dust levels during dry periods. This is an element to be considered to ensure that soil dust does not degrade local air quality. The interest of soil analysis is to be able to position the productive NBS in the best possible way (if you are going to grow vegetables, you might as well do it in good soil! ) and to ensure that pathways and public spaces are not installed in places where the soil may be of poor quality! The methodology deployed could be proposed to the other URBiNAT partners, as needed, depending on the choice of NBS that will be made in the coming months.After a very dry period, heavy rains the previous week had sufficiently moistened the soil to carry out auger cores of between 30 and 90 cm. Taking advantage of a synergy with another of the Institute’s projects, two teams of 3 to 4 people were deployed to the Nantes Nord district. This campaign was also an opportunity to explain to gardeners and residents, intrigued by the presence of the group, the framework and objectives of the intervention. In the garden of Angle Chaillou, the group had the opportunity to teach a small group of young people in agricultural training, who came to the garden with their teacher, also President of the association of the garden of Angle Chaillou. The researchers also had the opportunity to demonstrate their ” teaching skills ” with the help of a ram that lives in an enclosure on rue Einstein!

After a very dry period, heavy rains the previous week moistened the soil enough to auger cores between 30 and 90 cm. Benefiting from a synergy with another project of the Institute, two teams of 3 to 4 people were deployed in the northern district. This campaign was also an opportunity to explain to gardeners and residents, intrigued by the presence of the group, the framework and objectives of the intervention. In the garden of Angle Chaillou, the group had the opportunity to teach a group of young people in agricultural training, who came to the garden with their teacher, also President of the association of the garden of Angle Chaillou. Researchers also had the opportunity to demonstrate their ” teaching methods ” with the help of a ram that lives in an enclosure on rue Einstein!After a very dry period, heavy rains the previous week moistened the soil enough to auger cores between 30 and 90 cm. Taking advantage of a synergy with another of the Institute’s projects, two teams of 3 to 4 people were deployed to the northern district. This campaign was also an opportunity to explain to gardeners and residents, intrigued by the presence of the group, the framework and objectives of the intervention. In the garden of Angle Chaillou, the group had the opportunity to teach a small group of young people in agricultural training, who came to the garden with their teacher, also President of the association of the garden of Angle Chaillou. Researchers also had the opportunity to demonstrate their ” teaching methods ” with a ram that lives in an enclosure in rue Einstein!