[Terrapreta] Cows/animals - farts/burping-charcoal and/or parsley?

[lou gold]

i've always thought of the soil as the placenta of the land -- the nutrient
transfer network that supports new life.

On Nov 7, 2007 4:39 AM, David Yarrow <dyarrow at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

>  rather profound musings, michael.  the soil is the intestines of the land
> -- a vast digestive tissue swallowing all that lived and dies.  in our own
> intestines we carry perhaps five pounds of digestive micro-organisms.  what
> might a bit of charcoal do for that internal intestinal soil?  well, if we
> are the world, charcoal seems to be another universal remedy, along with sea
> minerals, whole grain seeds, fresh vegetables, and compost.
>
> David Yarrow
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Michael Bailes <michaelangelica at gmail.com>
> *To:* Terrapreta <terrapreta at bioenergylists.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 06, 2007 7:22 PM
> *Subject:* [Terrapreta] Cows/animals - farts/burping-charcoal and/or
> parsley?
>
> I am reading a detective story at the moment by Gerald Hammond "Dead
> Letters".
> One character is a dog who farts.
> The owner feeds her charcoal and parsley to stop the farting.
>
> I note that charcoal is added to a lot of animal food products.
> For example :-
> I talked to a Chinese charcoal dealer and he said he was selling a lot to
> Asian Chicken farms. He was a bit unclear about why but he said it made the
> chickens "better"?
>
> Would charcoal have any effects on cow farting or belching do you think?
> It is NZ's major source of greenhouse gas (30-40%)(methane?).and about 20%
> in many other countries.
>
> --
> Michael the Archangel
>
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