Thanks for highlighting a seemingly wholly positive option, small though it may be. The side-effects of so many proposed solutions can be paralyzing at times, I agree. Nothing is worse than doing nothing I suppose.
Thanks for the comments. Even though it may not be able to draw down emissions as much as needed, the upsides for food production and reducing fertilizer are also terrific.
it is good to hear news of a positive impact process. A possible commercial aspect for this product could be sale as soil amendment for home lawn/garden use.
I currently use coal-sourced carbon as a component of our Geomite biomineral agriculture system in South Australia, but biochar is infinitely better. Further research has revealed that when prepared from specific plant material grown under the right conditions, biochar is doubled in effectiveness and we are able to tap a natural source of phosphorus which would make extraction of rock phosphate quite unnecessary for agriculture in the future. Using biochar in conjunction with biomineral agriculture techniques will now enable us to transform most soils into terra preta of depths to six feet.
We currently have a strong scientific base here in South Australia and also in Mexico for the development of this product and seek corporate backing to enter the Australian, Mexican and US market. Following the success of 2008 trials with barley and wheat in our drought ravaged soils here, I can say with absolute certainty that we have the solution for purely ‘organic’ sustainable agriculture ready and waiting for commercial development and would be most interested to hear from serious investment sources.
I have not heard of this before, and I thought I was paying attention.
Thanks for highlighting a seemingly wholly positive option, small though it may be. The side-effects of so many proposed solutions can be paralyzing at times, I agree. Nothing is worse than doing nothing I suppose.
Thanks for the comments. Even though it may not be able to draw down emissions as much as needed, the upsides for food production and reducing fertilizer are also terrific.
it is good to hear news of a positive impact process. A possible commercial aspect for this product could be sale as soil amendment for home lawn/garden use.
I currently use coal-sourced carbon as a component of our Geomite biomineral agriculture system in South Australia, but biochar is infinitely better. Further research has revealed that when prepared from specific plant material grown under the right conditions, biochar is doubled in effectiveness and we are able to tap a natural source of phosphorus which would make extraction of rock phosphate quite unnecessary for agriculture in the future. Using biochar in conjunction with biomineral agriculture techniques will now enable us to transform most soils into terra preta of depths to six feet.
We currently have a strong scientific base here in South Australia and also in Mexico for the development of this product and seek corporate backing to enter the Australian, Mexican and US market. Following the success of 2008 trials with barley and wheat in our drought ravaged soils here, I can say with absolute certainty that we have the solution for purely ‘organic’ sustainable agriculture ready and waiting for commercial development and would be most interested to hear from serious investment sources.
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