[Terrapreta] EcoGeek Interview with Karl Schroeder

[Shengar at aol.com]

Karl Schroeder , a Sci-Fi writer has seen the TP vision , although it's The  
Kayopo (Spelling?) who should be getting the credit verses the Mayan.   Months 
ago I nominated them to Richard Branson for a posthumous Carbon  Prize.   
_http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/950/_ 
(http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/950/)  
: You mention 'agrichar' in your Billion Dollars wishlist. That's not  
something I was very familiar with (though I think I got the gist of it after a  
little quick _Google  search_ 
(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=agrichar&btnG=Google+Search) ). Can you tell us a little more about it (and why it's 
important or  useful), or suggest a good website or link for more information for 
readers who  would like to learn more about this?  
Karl Schroeder: Agrichar is a modern version of "Terra Preta" which  was used 
centuries ago in the Amazon basin to allow the nutrient-poor soils  there to 
produce lavish crops. It's basically a burn-and-bury process that  sequesters 
carbon, replaces commercial fertilizers, revives dying soils, and all  in all 
is a perfect technique for long-term sustainable soil health. Simple  enough 
that the Mayans could perfect it, with the potential to be used all over  the 
world. It's a pretty new process so there's not too many sources of  
information out there about it, unfortunately. But it's precisely the sort of  
transformative technology we need.  


Erich J.  Knight
Shenandoah Gardens
1047 Dave Berry Rd.
McGaheysville, VA.  22840
(540) 289-9750
shengar at aol.com



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