[Terrapreta] work involving terra preta and EM fertilizer in the Ecuadorian Amazon

[chris braun]

Dear John,

I know that Robert Flanagan has already experience on soil amendment
with biochar and EM, so maybe you can ask him for advice (his mail is
saffechina at gmail.com).

You can see pictures of his trials in China here:
http://bionecho.org/charcoalab/gal_china.php
and here:
http://bionecho.org/biocharpics/flanaganmain.php

He has also some great videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Agrisonic

We are very interested in your research and trials, so please keep us
informed ! And if you want you can contribute to the development of
"CharDB", the online (free!) database for biochar trials by
registering your trial protocols and results, and also to the "Field
Trials Portal" by sending us pictures of your experiments !

All these projects are documented here:
http://terracarbona.com

Sincerely yours,
Chris
http://terracarbona.com

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 10:53 PM, John Nivison
<nivisonjohnkate at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> our work at the Yachana technical college on the Rio Napo, in the Ecuadorian
> Amazon, has involved the use of small agro-forestry style fields
> incorporating charcoal and effective microorganism fertilizer. We are
> expecting our first rice yield, ready in about 1 month, to produce a yield
> at least three times the average yield for the area, and we will then
> demonstate a continous cultivation of a hectare using crop rotation where
> each mini-field can get three harvests per year. This will then be
> demonstrated to farmers in the area and we aim to get our students to work
> with farmers to incorporate these techniques on their farms.
> I would be very interested in any views from people, and would like to
> officially add our project to your website.
> many thanks
> Rob Nivison
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