[Terrapreta] Pure Organics Vs. Biological Agriculture

[David Yarrow]

bravo, kevin,

ou have nailed a key issue that obstructs rapid progress to deploy TP 
strategy.  if i convince a farmer TP charcoal is a good idea, he/she then 
needs to know how to do it.

where to get the right charcoal
what qualities to look for
what are reasonable costs
how much per acre
how to incorporate it into soil
how to modify conventional fertilizer practices
how to manage for the long-term
how to assure effective microbial inoculation

these are the kinds of questions that need to be clearly, simply answered if 
farmers are to embrace and implement TP strategy.

this is precisely the project i intend to start work on this winter -- to 
draft a farmer's manual of TP guidance and instructions.  then next year, 
when i reach my woekshop on confronting the climate change challenge 
subtitled "biofuel, soil fertility & carbon sequestration," i can hand out 
this manual with the fundamental answers to take home, study and use.

wanna help?

David Yarrow
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Chisholm" <kchisholm at ca.inter.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Pure Organics Vs. Biological Agriculture

> if anyone comes across a "Terra Preta Recipe Book", I
> would very much appreciate the reference to it.