The IFAO is part of the Living Lab – Ontario project, collaborating with researchers and other organizations to make the connection between innovation, soil science and economics. 
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Woody Van Arkel
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Led by the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA), Living Lab – Ontario collaborators include six farm co-operators, three Conservation Authorities, and several scientists from both Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). The organizations include: the Ontario Soil Network (OSN) which is providing socio-economic analysis and leading the project outreach and Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO) that work with their farm co-operators and Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA), Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority (LTVCA) and Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) who are contributing to watershed monitoring.