[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” admin_label=”Popup – #undefined” _builder_version=”4.7.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|20px|0px|20px|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”” sticky_limit_bottom=”body” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”955px” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” locked=”off”]The challenge was to participate in a lecture dedicated to the importance of soil. This invitation was, above all, due to a work that I began to develop this year on a space that Azeitona Verde has in Lisbon, at Pr\u00edncipe Real, called A Sociedade.
\nHere, among the many events we organize connected to food, environment and sustainability, is where happens the Experimental Conversations Around The Table, where we invite a group of experts in food-related areas \u2013 growers, biologists, scientists, traders, chefs \u2013 and where everyone talks about their area and alert us to what is right and wrong in production, and what we should and could do to change it. In this same group, journalists and bloggers are included, to share information, because unfortunately, many things are wrong in the food production and the consumer doesn\u2019t know. It is important, therefore, to bring true and credible information to consumers, to make them safer and more conscious of their choices.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_margin=”||||false|false” locked=”off”]<\/p>\n
Everything, because this issue depends largely on the soil.<\/p>\n
Anyone who knows us knows, I am not an agronomist, but all I know comes from passion, curiosity, study and experience.<\/p>\n
Talk about what is happening to the ground was one of the themes that were planned for one of the next conversations at A Sociedade and from there we brought the subject to Terra S\u00e3.<\/p>\n
The soil is still a mystery to a large part of us today. If I ask a person on the street if the sea has life, I\u2019m sure will say without hesitation that yes, but if you ask the same about the soil, many will not respond as quickly. Unfortunately, a large part of the people when thinking of soil, only sees a small dimension of it, a substrate, something brown and inert, but the soil is so much more than that\u2026[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/azeitonaverde.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/azeitona-verde-evento-beyond-the-sea-a-sociedade-oficina-criativa-gastronomica-1.jpg” title_text=”azeitona-verde-evento-beyond-the-sea-a-sociedade-oficina-criativa-gastronomica-1″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.7.0″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.0″ _module_preset=”default”]Although I know the soil, due to the contact I maintain as a biological farmer, and the work we do on the farm to preserve and improve it constantly, I don\u2019t think that I ever realize the importance of what is under our feet, until I study more about the theme.<\/p>\n
The soil is a living system with very important functions, but most of us are not sufficiently aware of its value, and it is, therefore, essential to speak of these functions, demystifying and giving them the due credit.<\/p>\n
The main one is to recognize that there is life in the soil and that we have to respect it. After all, 99% of global food comes from it.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=”Soil is a complex system and plays a very important role in the balance of life on our planet.” button_text=”Read here” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h4″ header_font=”Nunito Sans|700|||||||” header_line_height=”1.3em” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wb3N0Iiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjMxNjMifX0=@” _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” title_text=”solo-azeitona-verde-2″ background_image=”https:\/\/azeitonaverde.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/solo-azeitona-verde-2.jpg” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(0,0,0,0.3)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(0,0,0,0.3)” background_position=”top_center” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px”]\u2014 Read the second part of the article \u2014<\/span>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This year I was invited to participate in Terra S\u00e3 event, a biological agriculture fair, organized by Agrobio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learn"],"yoast_head":"\n