Open Agroecology Laboratory
We build open tools and participatory processes to support agroecological transitions.
We are an assemblage of rural organizations, technical teams, researchers and activists. We work on an open, distributed infrastructure for observing, recording, interpreting and sharing knowledge about agroecological processes.
Activities
We experiment, learn and share tools through workshops, gatherings, and local and international collaborations.
July 2026 · Germany
D:food/web at DWeb Camp
We presented the open Soil Health Monitoring Kit and exchanged experiences around technological and food sovereignty.
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July 2026 · Berlin
Kompost Festival
We shared open tools for soil analysis at a gathering connecting ecology, science, art and practice.
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2026 · INTA Junín and FCA
Workshops with technical teams
Hands-on sessions on the Kit’s instruments, protocols, data recording and interpretation.
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2023–2024 · Mendoza
Agroecological Commons
Five gatherings to frame questions, analyze soils and discuss the public circulation of knowledge.
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2023
Digital Infrastructure Incubator
We joined the Code for Science and Society cohort dedicated to open, community-led digital infrastructure.
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2023
Open Climate Fellowship
We explored how climate-change challenges can be embedded in the laboratory’s open infrastructure.
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2023
Our-Sci and OpenTEAM
A collaboration on open tools, soil health and digital infrastructure for distributed farm networks.
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September 2022 · Mendoza
Open technology residency
We tested tools and devoted several sessions to designing the laboratory’s open infrastructure.
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2022
OpenFlexureCon
We shared soil-health assessment work with farmers in Argentina using OpenFlexure microscopes.
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2021 · Mendoza
AgroPacha workshops
An experimental series on chromatography, open microscopy and isolation of beneficial fungi.
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About the lab
The motivation, background and co-design process connecting organizations, farmers, technical teams and researchers.
People
A network of people, rural organizations, institutions and open-technology communities sustains the laboratory and its activities.
Tools
Digital infrastructure
Data model, surveys, soil application and the background of the open infrastructure used to store, visualize and share information.
Scientific instruments
Open instruments, devices and methods for observing soils, plants, water and other environmental processes.
Organizations, networks and supporters
