Unearthing the roots of soil literacy: behind the curtain at SOILSCAPE’s French Soils & Arts Festival

Creating the first French Soils & Arts Festival  was no small feat. 

“The organisation came at the same time as the first reporting periodic review of the SOILSCAPE project, so with plenty of doubts and uncertainty,” recalls project manager Mégane Roncier. 

A demanding schedule, tight deadlines, and close coordination with the municipality and participating artists required constant communication and mutual understanding. “It was complicated to work together, but now we have built this experience in common,” says Mégane. That shared experience became one of the festival’s greatest strengths.

Another challenge was shifting the audience. 

“Being a Soil Science Society (AFES), we are used to targeting professional scientists, and now we are targeting the public. So, our lesson learnt is the different approaches in organising something for the professional scientists and for the public,” Mégane explains.

Despite these challenges, the festival offered a large and varied programme that successfully connected people with soil in new ways. “I was impressed by the richness of the programme, which offered many complementary ways to explore soil,” shares Jeanne Maréchal, independent soil scientist at CADUSOL, member of the French Soils & Arts Orchestra, and volunteer during this festival. 

From hands-on workshops to artistic exhibitions and performances, every activity helped make soil science more approachable, connecting soil amongst participants of all ages and backgrounds. 

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