Learning about Wadi Attir
Soil, water, agriculture and community. A learning and research centre based on documentation from Project Wadi Attir and The Sustainability Laboratory. Choose a subject to explore, a classroom activity or a source for a research project.
Seven Areas of Knowledge
Each subject includes explanations, examples from the project, inquiry questions and links for further study.
Soil Restoration
From fieldwork to research: vegetation, organic matter and measuring change.
Agriculture in Drylands
Growing food while understanding the links between resources, environment and community.
Desertification and Climate
From local processes to questions about the region and the world.
From Resources to Farm Systems
Water from Air · Constructed Wetlands · Compost Production
Explore the farm’s systems and their connections, with sources and documentation.
Learn before the Tour and Continue Afterwards
Prepare a question in class, observe in the field, and return to assess what we have learned. Learning Pathways and Inquiry Questions.
The Farm as an Educational Space · Bedouin Knowledge and Community