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Dylan has followed up his reporting on the old ALS video (poached by me) with this interview.
Really nice interview and worthy of a deeper dive… check out her work here with Monique Jansen…
I’ve just discovered this coverage Co/ Advance Landscape Systems. This project was covered previously:
https://www.happenfilms.com/films/being-the-change-at-85
Helen waves the flag for us in this entertaining short film. It also has a version of ‘where’s Wally’ but in this case its the BNNZ chair! Helen has also been a guest on Dylan’s CharChitChat
Also cut from OrganicNZ newsletter: (I hope they will forgive me)
Leane needs to hear about biochar?
Bravo Gordon.
Something to note is that humates are fossil carbon. My opinion is that they should be left in the ground along with peat / peat moss. If we have effective sustainable replacements then why mine our environment?
Maybe what we need is NZ based LCA work to deep dive on a real cost comparison (financial, carbon, and environmental). But this govt just looks across the Pacific (the Jones is keeping up)
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)
A new report on the BNNZ impact at the National Fieldays has found its way into the BNNZ website. Check it out here: https://biochar.net.nz/get-involved/stories/fieldays-2025
Episode 11 of Char Chit Chat features a chat with Dale from the Bay of Plenty area of New Zealand. Dale is an ecologist with a strong interest in tree systems and biochar. We delve into his hands-on, low budget methods of making biochar from tree branches on the family farm. Dale has started his own business called Rivendale Wood where he sells products from the treed landscape of the farm. We also talk about Hazelnut tree production that his Dad has been doing since the 1980s, Dale’s favorite and efficient way of making biochar, and his thinking behind people taking action to mitigate climate change. https://rivendalewood.com/ An introduction and overview of Biochar: https://www.sces.org.nz/biochar The national biochar association in NZ: https://biochar.net.nz/ (BNNZ)
Great to see The Conversation discussing biochar as a solution.