Dylan continues his advocacy and education work on getting biochar into compost systems. I have one more reason for commercial compost producers to consider adding biochar… 11) We know compost will normally reduce in volume as biomass breaks down under … Continue reading
I’m a bit slow finding this presentation to the Compost Collective among some other interesting talks on composting. A City-to-Farm project presentation is also part of the series: https://youtu.be/rWbRzpd4vxE?si=cprYuilXnbfzRmAU … Continue reading
Biochar gets a mention here. Stephen is also connected with City-to-Farm which has been covered here previously (https://soilcarbon.org.nz/city-to-farm/#comment-3269), including a CharChitChat with Betsy Kettle (https://soilcarbon.org.nz/?s=betsy&x=15&y=2) … Continue reading
I have no specific experience or special understanding of compost but I do recognize that compost is going to be a very important future pathway for biochar to the soil. It is easy to find plenty of research pointing toward … Continue reading
Biochar amendment before or after composting affects compost quality and N losses, but not P plant uptake Highlights •Effects were different when biochar was added before or after composting. •Biochar added in the feedstock mixture ameliorates the composting process. •Adding … Continue reading
This should prove to be a valuable contribution to the accumulated knowledge on the benefits of combining biochar and compost (and incorporating references to our very own Clough et al on biochar and soil N dynamics) … ———- Forwarded message … Continue reading
A great new 11min video has been released to the BNNZ YouTube channel. Stephen Newman has been featured in a CharChitChat interview and was a guest speaker in the last BNNZ members lounge (23July) Kaipara Regenerative Farming Group ( / 584997046632415 ) and … Continue reading
Char Chit Chat – biochar and more from New Zealand Episode 8 with John explores his recent discovery of biochar for his compost and his method of making it in a stainless steel bucket. This takes some work to do, … Continue reading
Do We Now Know How to Recreate Terra Preta? Betsy Kettle has been featured here a number of times. You can get to know her & her work from CCC S1E5. Betsy has provided the following report covering seven years … Continue reading
“Katerina has been involved in biochar in New Zealand since the ‘early days’ – one of the pioneers who saw it as a practical way to sequester carbon in response to excess carbon in the air. She talks about her … Continue reading