EU Soil Living Labs (LL) & Farm Demo Overview

LIVING LAB APPROACHES

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PREPSOIL

Type of approach Soil Living Lab methodology

Key methodology LL toolbox, governance models, stakeholder mapping, context analysis, iterative testing, evaluation modules             

useful materials:

Toolbox for Soil Living Lab Growth | Prepsoil

Map of Living Labs and Lighthouses | Prepsoil

PREPSOIL Business Model Canvas for Soil Living Labs & Lighthouses | Prepsoil

SOILL-Startup

Type of approach LL capacity-building and facilitation 

Key methodology Capacity-building and harmonised LL methodology for co-creation, facilitation, monitoring and scaling Soil Living Labs   

useful materials:

Map of Soil Health Initiatives | Soill

Factsheets | Soill

bioSOILUTIONS
Type of approach LL-driven innovation for soil systems              

Key methodology LL and circular economy methodology for co-creating, testing, and scaling bio-waste soil improvers in real-life conditions, multi-actor engagement, co-design for soil solutions

useful materials:

A STEP BY STEP MANUAL FOR  bioSOLUTIONS LL

CURIOSOIL

Type of approach Citizen-science LL    

Key methodology Participatory monitoring, co-developed measurements, data sharing

useful materials:

CURIOSOIL_CoP_Diagram

NOVASOIL 

Type of approach Soil innovation LL framework             

Key methodology Business models, participatory co-creation, stakeholder value chains

useful materials:

Case studies - novasoil

SOLO

Type of approach LL governance & monitoring

Key methodology Stakeholder-driven Think Tanks, gap analysis, R&I roadmap, harmonised soil-health objectives and KPIs      

useful materials:

SOLO Outlook 2025

BENCHMARKS    

Type of approach LL-based co-development of soil indicators  

Key methodology Soil health indicators co-created with farmers in LLs

useful materials:

Citizen Science Tools Repository - Results - Benchmarks

LivingSoilLL

Type of approach LLs for soil-health innovation              

Key methodology Multi-actor co-design of soil solutions, real-life testing          

useful materials:

Living Labs Overview – LivingSoiLL

FARM DEMONSTRATIONS

NATURE-DEMO  

Type of approach Demonstration-focused project

Key methodology On-farm demonstrations for nature-based solutions, multi-actor knowledge exchange

useful materials:

Demonstrators - Nature-Based Solutions for Demonstrating Climate-Resilient Critical Infrastructure