The PREPSOIL Business Model Canvas (BMC) for Living Labs (LLs) & Lighthouses (LHs) in the Mission Soil is a tailor-made tool that considers the specificities of Soil LLs and LHs to support and inspire these initiatives to find a strategy for their long-term sustainability.  []

To achieve this, the PREPSOIL BMC offers practical examples based on different exercises conducted in the PREPSOIL project. These examples can be found below and can be filtered according to different soil uses (agriculture, forestry, (post-)industrial, and (peri-)urban), as well as different elements, and spheres of intervention within each of the elements.

These examples are to serve as guidance and inspiration for the design of Business Models for Soil LLs, acknowledging the uniqueness of each of them in terms of the ambition, capacities, and context in which the LL operates.

For more information on the BMC methodology please see PREPSOIL Report on LL/LH business model plans (D4.2)

For a step-by-step guide on how to use the BMC see Business Model Canvas for Soil Living Labs and Lighthouses: A guide for users

Download your working copy of the BMC here

Politicians in on-site visits

Common to soil LLs
Engagement Activities

Raising awareness on how soil health could benefit land owners / managers

Common to soil LLs
Information & Comms Sharing

Economic incentives for land owners

Common to soil LLs
Incentives & Compensation

Activities at canteens and restaurants (e.g. menu with farmers)

Agricultural land use type
Engagement Activities

Food Tasting

Agricultural land use type
Engagement Activities

Involve advisors in education courses (e.g.in farm experimentations)

Agricultural land use type
Engagement Activities

Demo farm visits

Agricultural land use type
Engagement Activities

Put farmers in the center of the Living Lab

Agricultural land use type
Governance & Representation

Research program connected to on-farm experiments

Agricultural land use type
Research & Testing

Activities at canteens and restaurants (e.g. menu with farmers)

Forestry land use type
Engagement Activities

Food Tasting

Forestry land use type
Engagement Activities

Involve advisors in education courses (e.g.in farm experimentations)

Forestry land use type
Engagement Activities