The Soil Health Nexus is hosting a series of informal soil health webinars featuring Extension soil health experts and researchers from across the region, who will discuss the latest soil health research, resources, and news. The webinars take place monthly; they are an hour long, with a 20-minute presentation, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A, and then a casual 30-minute Digital Café where attendees can continue discussing the topic in more depth with Soil Health Nexus members.
Upcoming Digital Café Episode
To be determined…
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For now, check out our most recent episodes below!
Latest Digital Café Episode
Soil Health and Well-Being
This webinar was originally broadcast on April 15th, 2026.
This April edition of the Digital Café features Claire Friedrichsen, a research social scientist with the USDA. This session explores how well‑being functions as both a motivator and an outcome of soil health management. Claire will share findings from two qualitative studies showing how producers connect soil health practices to their own well‑being through competence, autonomy, relatedness, dignity, self‑determination, connectedness, and the fulfillment of basic physiological needs, as well as how they see these practices strengthening their community’s well‑being by supporting local capacity, conditions, and social connections. She will also discuss preliminary efforts to quantify the relationship between adopting soil health practices and producer well‑being.
