Hi Danielle,
I've watched the same video by John Lui and it was quite inspiring. I've felt the same hankering to get something going here in the US. It is a large factor in why I started a website project so that local groups trying to get projects like this going in local areas could connect with people in the community that want to start doing things to help the environment. The project has taken about 6 months to create and now are empty vessels waiting for people to fill them. It is a site that has pages for green events, groups, non-profits, project needs/offers, green businesses, local advice, and local article links. I would really love it if when you find projects going on wherever you end up, that you take a few minutes and add it to the site, so other people can learn about it and get involved.
http://www.gogreenlocally.org
On this site under the page "What We Do" "Create a New Green Action Group" you'll find this:
Soil Building from the Ground UP - Regenerative Earth Groups
This type of group can gather resources together to create beneficial microbially-active compost. The compost can be used to create new gardens or be used to create compost tea which can be injected into soils of existing gardens with heavily degraded soils. Community events can help educate the public as well as giving people material lists to do it on their own. The mission is using microbial life in the soil to create carbon sinks, enhance moisture-retention, and build up greater productivity in gardens and farms. This type of group might also work on getting businesses, local government, farms and municipal waste facilities to sign on and support these projects as well.
Current examples
https://www.ecosystemrestorationcamps.org/
The purpose of starting gogreenlocally.org was to put a lot of thought, time, energy and money into promoting this and thereby am promoting every project, business, group, article etc. that is attached to it. It seemed like the way to hopefully get something cooperatively going to help find more solutions locally to improving the environment.
Anyway, thanks for the effort that you are making to get involved in earth restoration. We all really appreciate it!
Jenny Nichols
