Kay from Koanga Institute demonstrates how they are incorporating biochar into a BSF system. I think this system may have come from Dr Paul Olivier in Vietnam. http://epwt.vn/en/home/ … Continue reading
Cam Smith has been working with biochar for a number of years on his permaculture farm near Waiuku. His latest avocado planting project is an endorsement of his confidence in biochar as an important component of his future commercial plans. He’s … Continue reading
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
Koanga have been discussing, producing and using biochar for some time… Kay’s Garden Blog – July 22nd – Koanga Institute Spring is around the corner and I haven’t written a garden blog for a while, I have a new greenhouse … Continue reading
Nurturing the busy life of soil is both a key to sustainable food production and a tool to turn back climate change. Source: Orion Magazine | Dirt First This is a great read… a good article to push at the … Continue reading
First 19min from Albert on biochar and the big picture… (show notes in the link below)
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
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
The following report is from Cam Smith in Auckland. He has agreed to try to host a biochar gathering at their community gardens so do put your hand up if you can help… date still to be set. Here’s what we … Continue reading
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