USQI public pages

Materials we post to the general public on urban soils, gardening and resources

Urban Soil Quality Initiative — by Michelle Wander and Laura Witzling — last modified May 25, 2009 10:22 AM

Think of our web site as an electronic community garden - it's a workspace to share resources about urban gardening and soil.

Resources for Urban Gardeners — by Laura Witzling and Ellen Phillips — last modified May 25, 2009 01:54 PM

 

Ways to get involved in the Urban Soil Quality Initiative — by Michelle Wander — last modified May 25, 2009 10:27 AM

There are lots of ways to be involved with USQI!

Our Chicago Community Gardens Research — by Laura Witzling — last modified May 25, 2009 05:57 PM

USQI is part of two ongoing studies. One is a study of soil quality in 10 different community gardens in Chicago. The other study is about how people learn about gardening, and what type of resources best serve them. These projects are my (Laura Witzling) masters research and are being carried out at the U of I. Michelle Wander is my advisor in the Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Department. We are also working with Illinois Cooperative Extension agent Ellen Phillips. You can read the abstracts of our projects below or check out our newsletter (linked below) which explains some of our research and results.

USQI Events — by Laura Witzling — last modified May 25, 2009 10:42 AM

 

ASAP events — by Laura Witzling — last modified July 29, 2008 11:28 AM

This link takes users from the USQI events page to the ASAP events page

Urban Soil Quality Training Module — by Laura Witzling, Ellen Phillips, Michelle Wander — last modified June 01, 2009 09:58 AM

 

Abstracts of Urban Soil and Gardening Research — by Laura Witzling — last modified May 25, 2009 01:30 PM

Lots of interesting research has been done on urban agriculture. This page contains a collection of abstracts divided into three sections: articles about community gardens and society, articles about urban gardening and Pb, and other articles about Pb and health. Some of these articles may be available in-full for free online, or are accessible through libraries.