Manitoba Soil Science Society member Marla Riekman carefully encases in resin the tiny layers of Newdale Clay Loam she and colleague 
John Heard scoop into metal findings to create a unique series of jewelry made with Manitoba’s provincial soil.

Handmade jewelry tells the story of Manitoba’s provincial soil

For the past five years members of Manitoba Soil Science Society have created the unique pendant/keychains, earrings, bracelets and rings with the distinct tricoloured soil of Newdale Clay Loam

Soil is sometimes called the earth’s skin. Why not wear a little of it next to our own and tell others about it? That was the idea that came to Manitoba agronomist and then Manitoba Soil Science Society (MSSS) president Kim Brown-Livingston around the time Manitoba declared its own provincial soil — Newdale Clay Loam

VIDEO: Down to earth jewelry made in Manitoba

VIDEO: Down to earth jewelry made in Manitoba

Manitoba Soil Sciences Society members have been using Newdale Clay Loam to make a series of pendants/keychains, bracelets, earrings and rings since Manitoba proclaimed it the provincial soil in 2010. MSSS members Marla Riekman and John Heard explain how the idea originated, how the jewelry is made, and the intent behind the ongoing initiative. All