[Terrapreta] Pure Organics Vs. Biological Agriculture

[Edward Someus]

YES absolutely, but pls add  few more questions to the list:
 
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
What are the national permit and legislation aspects
What are the application follow up control practices
What are the comprehensive environmental and human health safety aspects
(life cycle analyses)
 

Sincerely yours: Edward Someus (environmental engineer)
Terra Humana Clean Technology Engineering Ltd. 
(ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified organization for scientific research,
technical development and industrial performance engineering design of
agro-biotechnological and pyrolysis methods, apparatus and applications) 

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-------Original Message-------
 
From: David Yarrow
Date: 2007.09.19. 19:49:43
To: terrapreta at bioenergylists.org
Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Pure Organics Vs. Biological Agriculture
 
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
"If yer not forest, yer against us."
Turtle EyeLand Sanctuary
44 Gilligan Road, East Greenbush, NY 12061
dyarrow at nycap.rr.com
www.championtrees.org
www.OnondagaLakePeaceFestival.org
www.citizenre.com/dyarrow/
www.farmandfood.org
www.SeaAgri.com
 
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if one only remembers to turn on the light."
-Albus Dumbledore
----- 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.
 
 
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