Let’s champion the importance of soil

Aimee Felus, who manages The Aquifer Partnership project, marks World Soil Day on 5 December by digging deeper into why soil is so important.

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Latest news and events

Southern Water Pesticide Amnesty

Southern Water is launching a pesticide amnesty today on the Brighton and Worthing Chalk Blocks.

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Trialling innovative farming methods with The Aquifer Partnership farms

The water stored in the chalk around Brighton is a resource, supplying drinking water to the residents and businesses of Brighton and Hove.

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Healthy soils give healthy yields and lead to better water quality

Thirty five farmers, land managers and environmental specialists came together on Thursday 15 November.

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Cover Crop Study

TAP has been trialling the use of cover crops over winter 2017-2018 in the Brighton area.

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Going on a slug hunt

Perhaps not a hunt exactly, perhaps more of a slug audit.

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Water fountain with tag reading calm and happy

A Word About Water

The chalk aquifer of the South Downs gives us the water we drink and wash in, and feeds winterbourne streams and local rivers.

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Championing Our Water

You’re thirsty. You turn on a tap, the glass fills and you drink without a second thought.

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