The Soil Justice Fellows met in two groups again with the Our Soil team on Saturday, August 21, and Sunday, August 29, to complete the second soil workshop. Mónica had to fly back to Tucson after the 21st, and Saed returned to Troy on the 29th after a well earned vacation. In these sessions, Fellows returned to the results of their soil testing and the health implications. The Our Soil team demonstrated how to cover soil in yards and gardens where contamination was identified and best practices like leaving shoes outside and washing hands in order to be able to use those spaces safely. We discussed nutrition, benefits of gardening, and proper precautions to take when gardening. Fellows and Our Soil team members then brainstormed what public policy and resources are necessary to address the broader scale of soil lead in Troy and other cities.
