[Terrapreta] "How do I do it?"

[lou gold]

Tom,

There's a request (below) over in the thread at EcoWorld

It says,


   1. *Jeongha Kim Says:
   December 1st, 2007 at 11:55
am<http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/2007/11/27/terra-preta/#comment-64187>
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   *After reading this post, I became really interested in applying this
   technology (if I may say) to a patch of cropfield at my house located in a
   mountainous area. Is there any way I can try it at home?*

   *btw, the discussion is also very interesting and engaging. I have a
   lot of questions popping up as I read each post, and I'll post them soon.
   *


Do you want to jump in? Or, should I invite him ove to here? Or what?

I think it would be great if we can help people get involved. They will
generate important on-the-ground stories and information. I believe that
might awhile to get the formal science
on terra preta but very important anecdotal information can start right away
and play a
good role in the overall process.

I often feel that I need to apologize for the fact I emerged from a hardcore
wilderness defender
background and that I'm really stupid about the role of humans in nature.
But intuitively I suspect that we could build a network of terra preta
farmers/gardeners/growers. I think that the conversation would be generative
and that something would be created out of it. Does anyone here know about
social networking? Should some sort of terra preta community be created on
orkut or facebook
or.....? What do ya think?

lou

On Dec 1, 2007 11:32 PM, Tom Miles <tmiles at trmiles.com> wrote:

>  For starters: The Charcoalab Kit
> http://bionecho.org/charcoalab/teachers.php
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> See also: The Chracoalab Pot Trials
> http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/charcoalabpottrials
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> Tom
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> *From:* terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org [mailto:
> terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org] *On Behalf Of *lou gold
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 01, 2007 4:49 PM
> *To:* Terrapreta
> *Subject:* [Terrapreta] "How do I do it?"
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> Hi Folks,
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> I'm starting to get email requests from people saying "How do I do it?"
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> The "it" is terra preta and the people seem to be non-scientists with
> gardens or small plots. Is there a good thread or link to send them to?
> I sense that there are a lot of people who would love to get their
> hands dirty with terra preta.
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> Thanks,
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> lou
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