A place for connecting

Impressions from the Free the Soil climate and agriculture justice camp in St. Magarethen, September 2019. Several days of sunshine disrupting grey September full of collective learning, action and a burning wish for system change. People on bikes, by foot, locals from the village and towns around, caravans and travel Read more…

Free the Soil report #5 Yara blocked

Tripods in the purple blockade On September 23, 2019, 500 activists in Brunsbüttel, Northern Germany, have blocked the production site of YARA, the world’s largest producer of nitrogen fertilizers. In groups of several hundred people, they occupy the entrance gates. The activists from the climate justice movement thus draw attention Read more…

Pressemitteilung 24/09/19

Aktivist*innen für Klima- und Agrargerechtigkeit: Blockade von Yara erfolgreich Free the Soil +++ Zwei Finger blockierten Haupteingänge von Yara Fabrik +++ Kleingruppenaktionen mit Lock-ons auf Fabrikgelände +++ Alle Personen aus der GeSa entlassen [Brunsbüttel, 24.09.2019] Zwischen Montag, dem 23. September 2019, um 11.30 Uhr und Dienstag, dem 24. September 2019 Read more…

Press release 18/09/2019

Free the Soil: Agrarkonzernen das Handwerk legen Free the Soil Camp startet diesen Donnerstag +++ Tausend Aktivist*innen aus verschiedenen Ländern Europas erwartet +++ Massenaktion rund um YARA Brunsbüttel geplant Brunsbüttel. Seit Sonntag, den 15.09., finden der Aufbau und die Vorbereitungen für das Agrar- und Klimagerechtigkeitscamp in St. Margarethen, Schleswig-Holstein statt. Read more…

Ticker Free the Soil Action

12.30 yellow finger went back to purple 12.13 the turquoise finger is blocked by the police and can not move now 12.00 yellow finger tried to push through policelines 11.58 golden finger is being pushed back by the police, now there is a street party, people are singing 11.45 30-40 Read more…

Free the Soil report #3: How about the low lands?

On the third day the camp is buzzing from action preparations, but in between we have been learning and exchanging about the local area and its soil. And because of similarities in soils, climate, and agricultural practices, these discussions are quite relevant for the Netherlands as well. The workshop / Read more…

Report #1 from Aseed

Free the Soil reports #1 arrival After months of planning and preparing it has finally happened! The Free the Soil camp is here! And, with the help of the Theaterstraat bus collective, we have arrived. Some hours in the bus to talk about nitrogen, pears, pockets knifes, communities and recipes Read more…