OrganicNZ has kindly shared two recent articles on biochar for public access… The soil improver: transforming forestry slash with biochar “Kev Dowman tells Paula Sharp why we should be producing biochar on a commercial scale. He says it is an … Continue reading
Funding round open for Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Date: 09 June 2023 “The 10 priorities for this year’s funding round are: …development of a biochar database and methodology to include in New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory [1 priority] A bit … Continue reading
Biochar is given some air-time in this new documentary set for release toward the end of July. You can take a deeper dive via this link to the Event Organiser Presentation which includes contact details for the film producers and … Continue reading
Here is some news should have been in the June ABE newsletter. Art and Fire fuse together at this year’s Whangārei Night Lights Festival (July 5th-8th) “Artists Sally Howe and Robert Mignault present ‘Crucibulum,’ an alchemical initiation of aesthetic and … Continue reading
The Biochar Network New Zealand’s campaign to increase the profile of biochar continues. A Carbon Rescue initiative stemming from the post-Gabrielle residue cleanup has helped facilitate the conversation on how to create value from biomass through the creation of biochar. … Continue reading
Nice article here covering Bettsy & Dave Kettle’s work on the north shore. Link from image above and the article is available from the Organic NZ website. Some interesting discussion included on how they are using biochar in this system. … Continue reading
Dr Pranoy Pal has an association with biochar reaching back to his post-doctoral work at Lincoln University in 2012. Pranoy is now the Kiwifruit Technical Manager at Trevelyan’s Pack and Cool – New Zealand’s largest family-owned kiwifruit and avocado packhouse. … Continue reading
BNNZ has shared some ideas related avoiding some of the environmental impacts associated with the biomass residue removal process that is underway in Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay and other parts of NZ affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. This document has been shared … Continue reading
Thank you Peter Winsley for this timely contribution in support of biochar in NZ. AND do follow the reference to Phil Steven’s article (which is new to me and also remains extremely relevant to our current situation). … Continue reading