Koanga article discussed biochar in the garden

Kay Baxter identifies biochar as an important component of her soil development and gardening strategy. It would be great to hear other folks ideas and experiences in NZ. http://www.koanga.org.nz/kaysgardenblogbiocharjan2017/ “….then we added 5kgs of CHARGED biochar per sq m and … Continue reading

Hans-Peter in Nepal

Stunning results and always good science coming from Hans-Peter’s work. It may not represent NZ industrial agriculture but there is a lot to learn from this short video. http://sea-biochar.blogspot.my/2015/10/farm-scale-biochar-production-biochar.html Hans-Peter summarizes his recent work in Nepal which covers simple biochar … Continue reading

Auckland Biochar Gathering

Ngataringa Organic Garden Biochar Gathering Sunday 16 November, 3pm 27 Lake Road, Devonport, Auckland Cam Smith and the ABE team invite you to see biochar production and application to develop the use of biochar in the Auckland region. Socialise and exchange notes with other … Continue reading

Pigs, chickens, cows

Could NZ learn something from sustainable animal rearing in Vietnam? I suggest that it could after reading this article from Dr Paul Olivier… http://sea-biochar.blogspot.com/2014/09/new-biochar-related-article-from-paul.html Also related are articles coming from the new Biochar Journal and the Ithaka Institute… http://biochar-journal.org/en/livestock http://www.ithaka-journal.net/druckversionen/e032012-bc-poultry.pdf … Continue reading