[Terrapreta] TP theft.

[Duane Pendergast]

Kevin,

 

Your post reminds me of the Holland Marsh just north of Toronto, Ontario
Canada. Here is a little story on it.

 

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE
<http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0003
813> &Params=A1ARTA0003813

 

and another

 

http://www.ourgreenbelt.ca/sites/ourgreenbelt.ca/files/BREX2042007(C13)_web.
pdf

 

There could be some lessons here for Terra Preta makers.

 

 

Duane

 

-----Original Message-----
From: terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org
[mailto:terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Chisholm
Sent: November 22, 2007 8:14 AM
To: lou gold
Cc: Terrapreta
Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] TP theft.

 

Dear Lou

 

lou gold wrote:

> Hi Sean and All,

>

> Since Brazil is a poor place, especially in Amazonian rural areas, TP 

> most likely does get stolen.

>

> However, I recently saw something about "commercial mining" of it that 

> sounded very responsible. The guy extracted it but left the bottom 

> 20cm. It would grow "back to full depth" in 20 years. I'm suspecting 

> that eventually there will be specialty "nursery" plots growing "seed" 

> or "starter"  TP  for use in other locations, nearby and far away. .

The above comment has enormous potential implications , if it is true. 

On the one hand,  it may simply be a lie told by a  devious Terra Preta 

Miner, (TPM)  so that people don't get worked up when he takes their 

irreplaceable Terra Preta. Given all that has been said on this list 

about the char requirement for Terra Preta formation, it is likely that 

the TPM is a blatant liar. :-)

 

 

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