Living soil (no)

-building living soil in a teaching context 

Tromsø Educational Film Festival for sponsors

About

Four young people learn through practice what living soil is, what its importance is for humans and animals, and how we can take care of it for the future. Living soil is the very foundation of nutritious and healthy food for humans and livestock. The film will inspire and guide, both teachers, and youth in a classroom situation, how to build living soil as a basis for organic gardening.

Specifications

Pedagogical value

Living Soil is an observational, cinematic educational film that can be used both by teachers who want to learn how to teach in the school garden, as well as for classroom instruction. The film is used by NMBU in collaboration with Bygdøy Kongsgård in nationwide courses for school educators responsible for establishing and operating school gardens, including preschool teachers. The film has been made available to the School Gardens in Norway network. The academic content has been quality-assured by Emil Mohr and Morten Ingvaldsen, authors of The History of Organic Farming in Norway Over 90 Years.

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Tromsø international film festival
UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet

Hansine Hansens veg 18, 9019 Tromsø