[Terrapreta] Soil Food Web

[Richard Haard]

http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/search/node/ogawa

His research on charcoal in Agriculture predates the' discovery' of  
terra preta by many years, he is a mycologist, and his publications  
reflect a deep understanding of the biological role of charcoal in soil


On May 1, 2008, at 9:47 PM, chris braun wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
>> I am more impressed with lectures and publications of Dr Ogawa. It  
>> would be interesting if she weighed in to the discussion and  
>> expressed herself rather than a third party. My feeling though is  
>> she only talks to paying clients.
> Who is Dr Ogawa ?
>
> Sincerely yours,
> Christelle
>
>
> On May 2, 2008, at 2:16 AM, Richard Haard wrote:
>
>> I attended a lecture by Dr Ingham. 4 hours, a very impressive  
>> speaker and deep knowledge of microbes in soil. Promotes compost  
>> tea. She is a consultant to industrial scale organic agriculture in  
>> California.
>>
>> I am more impressed with lectures and publications of Dr Ogawa. It  
>> would be interesting if she weighed in to the discussion and  
>> expressed herself rather than a third party. My feeling though is  
>> she only talks to paying clients.
>> On May 1, 2008, at 8:16 AM, chris braun wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>>> In my opinion her endorsement is critically important to the  
>>>> acceptance of biochar as a beneficial soil amendment by the  
>>>> general public.
>>> Who is this Elaine Ingham precisely ? Is she that famous ?
>>>
>>> Sincerely yours,
>>> Christelle
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 1, 2008, at 3:36 PM, Philip Small wrote:
>>>
>>>> My impression is that Soil Foodweb's Elaine Ingham remains  
>>>> "unswervingly skeptical" of biochar. Her point of view, last I  
>>>> heard, was that biochar, beyond a devastatingly high C:N ratio,  
>>>> does not contribute to the soil food web. In my opinion her  
>>>> endorsement is critically important to the acceptance of biochar  
>>>> as a beneficial soil amendment by the general public.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 11:19 PM, MFH <mfh01 at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>>>> For those who may not be aware, the Soil Foodweb is a very valid  
>>>> organisation dedicated to soil analysis and improvement. www.soilfoodweb.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The following is a brief report from the Australian branch, with  
>>>> mention of Carbon sequestration but they don't see to have  
>>>> focussed yet on the use of charcoal. I'd suggest that they could  
>>>> be useful allies.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Max H
>>>>
>>>>
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