🌱 Better food starts at the seed. 🌍 Early growth determines resilience. 🌿☀️ SpinFert measures seed respiration 🌬️ to test natural biostimulants 💊. Goal: Stronger crops, fertile soil, fewer chemicals. 🚫🧪 Better science = Better food. 🍽️ #SpinFert #SeedScience #SustainableAg #ClimateResilience

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week Memory by Andrzej Skwierz from Molecule 02/InHort 2024, Skierniewice. What does soil remember? And what do we remember through soil? Memories evoked by smelling soil samples. artscience-node.com/memory-nexus #MemoryNexus #SPINFERT #ArtScience #MissionSoil

🌱 From soil to seeds… listening to life breathe Measure air to check if a seed is alive? Yes! 🌬️ SeedResp detects CO₂ via a gel turning pink→yellow. Real-time vitality check before sprouting! 🌿 SpinFert uses this to boost crop success. 🚜 #SpinFert #SeedScience #CNR #AgTech #MicroResp

🧪 Colour as a Scientific Instrument Track pH, track life. 🌱 In SpinFert at CNR-ISB, seeds respire CO₂ → gel turns acidic → pink dye fades to yellow. The more the colour fades, the more seeds germinate! #ColorimetricScience #SpinFert #SoilScience #SeedPhysiology #CNR

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week Memory from Molecule 02/InHort 2024, Skierniewice. What does soil remember? And what do we remember through soil? Memories evoked by smelling soil samples. artscience-node.com/memory-nexus #MemoryNexus #SPINFERT #ArtScience #MissionSoil

🌱 SeedCon 2026 – First International Conference on Seed Microbiome & Microbial Inheritance 📅 May 5-7 📍 Potsdam, Germany ✅ Register: seedcon.org/collection/r... ✅ Abstracts (until Apr 1, 2026): seedcon.org/call-for-abs... #SeedCon2026 #SPINFERT #SeedMicrobiome #AgTech #EUProject #HorizonEurope

🌱 SPIN-FERT + Electronic Nose = Real-time soil diagnostics without invasive sampling 👃🔬 Faster insights, smarter decisions, sustainable farming. 🔗 www.spinfert.eu 🎬 @artscience-node.com #SPINFERT #ElectronicNose #SoilHealth #AgTech #SustainableAgriculture #EUProject #ScienceForGood

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week Memory from Molecule 02/InHort 2024, Skierniewice. What does soil remember? And what do we remember through soil? Memories evoked by smelling soil samples. artscience-node.com/memory-nexus #MemoryNexus #SPINFERT #ArtScience #MissionSoil

🌿 "Curious by Nature" Open Day at CNR Montelibretti, March 3–5, 2026 Primary students explored Art & Science through hands-on experiments. 🎵 Plants' music | 📡 Sensors | 🎨 Nature's colors Soil health awareness — core to SPIN-FERT 🌱 #CNR #SPINFERT #ArtAndScience #SoilHealth #ScienceEducation

🌱 Breath of Soil: Memory Nexus 14 workshops across Europe. Participants smell soil, their memories become 3D Memory Molecules, and return to soil as living memory. artscience-node.com/memory-nexus-archive/ #MemoryNexus #BreathOfSoil #ArtScience #SPINFERT #MissionSoil #SoilHealth #ParticipatoryArt

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week Memory by Joanna H. Molecule 01/OrgHort 2024, Warsaw. What does soil remember? And what do we remember through soil? Memories evoked by smelling soil samples. artscience-node.com/memory-nexus #MemoryNexus #SPINFERT #ArtScience #MissionSoil

ASN leads SPIN-FERT’s WP1, using art to share soil science. In Breath of Soil:Memory Nexus, participants smell soil, share memories → 3D-printed RNA Molecules (biodegradable). They return to soil as “living memory”. #SoilHealth #SPINFERT #MemoryMolecules #HorizonEurope #MissionSoil

🌍 Last Friday, Mar 6, in Cesena, the workshop: “Soil Quality: From Theory to Field” Part of @spin_fert @ri_nova | @herambiente 🌱 Biostimulants in focus 🧠 Topics for future work 🔬 Soil quality index presented #SoilHealth #Biostimulants #SustainableAgriculture #CircularEconomy #HorizonEurope

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week Molecule 01/OrgHort 2024, Warsaw. What does soil remember? And what do we remember through soil? Memories evoked by smelling soil samples. artscience-node.com/memory-nexus... #MemoryNexus #SPINFERT #ArtScience #MissionSoil

Cesena, March 6 (10:30–16:30) 🌱 “Soil Quality: The Role of Organic Fertilisers” by Ri.Nova (SPIN-FERT EU), with Carbon Farming CE & Herambiente. Soil restoration & circular nutrients. Join online: bit.ly/suoli060326 Held in Italian. #SoilQuality #CircularEconomy #SustainableAgriculture #SPINFERT

SPIN-FERT & Hort2theFuture Policy Scoping Workshop 🗓 3 March 2026 | 📍 Brussels (REA) Discussing EU policy on peat-free substrates & biostimulants. 💻 Public webinar 14:00–15:00 CEST 🔗 teams.microsoft.com/meet/3150541... #SPINFERT #Hort2theFuture #HorizonEurope #PeatFree #SoilHealth

The Enomondo team ran wetting tests 💧 on growing media, increasing water volumes step by step. Goal: measure absorption and substrate behavior under controlled conditions for more efficient, sustainable performance 🔬🌱 #Enomondo #Research #Innovation #GrowingMedia #Sustainability

SPIN-FERT & Hort2theFuture Policy Scoping Workshop 🗓 3 March 2026 | 📍 Brussels (REA) Discussing EU policy on peat-free substrates & biostimulants. 💻 Public webinar 14:00–15:00 CEST 🔗 teams.microsoft.com/meet/3150541... #SPINFERT #Hort2theFuture #HorizonEurope #PeatFree #SoilHealth

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week Memory by M. G. Tommasini Molecule 01/OrgHort 2024, Warsaw. What does soil remember? And what do we remember through soil? Memories evoked by smelling soil samples. artscience-node.com/memory-nexus... #MemoryNexus #SPINFERT #ArtScience #MissionSoil

MEMORY NEXUS: Memory of the Week Memory by Camilla Rossi-Linnemann Molecule 01/OrgHort 2024, Warsaw. What does soil remember? And what do we remember through soil? Memories evoked by smelling soil samples. artscience-node.com/memory-nexus... #MemoryNexus #SPINFERT #ArtScience #MissionSoil

🎶🌿 Feb 11: Carmelo Cannarella (CNR-ISB) led “Phytoacoustics – Plants in Music” at CNR-ARRM1 Rome! Students turned plant signals into sound & explored soil as a living system with SPIN-FERT 🌱🔊 Bridging science, art & tech! 🌍💚 #CNR-ISB #STEMWeek #WomenInScience #Phytoacoustics #ScienceOutreach

Getting the soil ready for the next phase of SPIN-FERT! 👍. Experimental plots are now defined and ready to test integrated approaches combining biostimulants with green manure or compost, alongside reduced fertilisation. #SPINFERT #StrategyTrials #SoilHealth #RINOVA #SustainableAgriculture

The final harvest of lettuce and zucchini marks an important milestone for Ri.Nova’s efficacy trials. Every result brings us closer to more sustainable vegetable crops cultivation. #SPINFERT #HarvestTime #EfficacyTrials #Biostimulants #RINOVA

Ri.Nova has moved to efficacy field trials on lettuce and zucchini. Selected biostimulants are now being evaluated in real growing conditions, combined with a 50% reduction in mineral fertilisation. #RINOVA #FieldToLab #SPINFERT #Biostimulants

🔬Ri.NOVA and CREA took part in the Agricultural Chemistry Winter School (ACWS), aimed at PhD students and early-career researchers in the fields of agricultural chemistry, biostimulants, soil–plant interactions, and soil health management #ri.nova #crea #SoilHealth #SPINFERT #SustainableAgriculture

♻️ Circularity means nothing should go to waste. Instead of letting biomass go unused, our partner Humify transforms it into humic acids, powerful natural compounds. With our multiple partners across Europe we share knowledge, drive innovation and advance sustainable solutions in agriculture 🤝

⭐️ SPIN-FERT in the spotlight of EU research results ⭐️ SPIN-FERT was featured by CORDIS, the European Commission’s platform for EU research results. The article highlights our work on soil health, sustainable fertilisation and resilient agroecosystems and is available in six languages!

The last weeks of January showed what winter in Berlin really means: frost, snow, and frozen soils. Yet soils are never inactive! Beneath the surface microorganisms keep decomposing organic matter. Humify’s humic substances support soil life keeping soils fertile and resilient even through winter ☃️🌱

Did you know that a single teaspoon of healthy soil contains more living organisms than there are people on Earth? These invisible helpers keep our soils fertile, recycle nutrients, and protect plants. SPIN-FERT partners like Humify develop innovative solutions to keep our soils alive and fertile 🐛💚

Microbes with a Mission: Powering the Future of Crops 🌾 Biostimulants are essential for sustainable agriculture, but the secret is in the strain. That’s why the Intermag team is on a continuous mission to scout the most powerful microbial candidates and select the best of nature to feed the future 🌽

🤝Connecting Minds, Advancing Science 🔬 As the Spin-FERT consortium offers incredible opportunities of collaboration between various partner institutions, this spirit recently led the team of Intermag to an exciting visit at TU Graz to see their cutting-edge facilities and discuss ongoing research 🌾

These microbial "artworks" by the Intermag Team in petri dishes are a glimpse into the creative side of our scientific daily life. With best wishes for 2026! 🌟 #Intermag #SpinFert #ScienceInProgress #Microbiology #R&D

🌱 The new SPIN-FERT Newsletter (July–Dec 2025) is out! Get an overview over our latest events: From scientific conferences and educative lectures to field events and exhibitions, SPIN-FERT connects all kind of stakeholders for the EU Mission Soil. 👉 Read more on spinfert.eu/newsletter/

New Year, New SPIN-FERT Updates ✨ We’re excited to share a newly published open access article that highlights the SPIN-FERT project’s integrated approach to improving soil health in horticultural systems! 🔗 Read full open access article here: www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/spin...

As the year comes to a close, we thank our partners, farmers, researchers, innovators, artists, and communities for growing knowledge, care, and collaboration with us. 🌱 🎄 Merry Christmas & 🌟 Happy New Year — let’s keep nurturing the ground beneath our feet in 2026 and beyond!

🌾We’re excited to announce SPIN-FERT, a project funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe. With the collaboration of 20 partners across Europe, SPIN-FERT revolutionizes soil management in horticulture by transforming agricultural by-products into fertilizers and peat-free substrates 🌾