Here’s a great video on biochar by Wae Nelson at TEDxOrlando that shows what a difference biochar makes to plants, people and the planet!
Wae Nelson was employed as a mechanical engineer in the aerospace and defense industries for many years, working both as a designer and as a manager in manufacturing. Now he publishes the magazine beloved by local gardeners, Florida Gardening, and pursues his passion for biochar — a diy, scalable technique to both improve horticultural yields and sequester carbon simultaneously.
Enjoy!
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Thanks for the reminder.
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That’s a great introduction to the concept – thanks for the link 🙂
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Hi, thanks for everything what you showed me and I’m very impressed about permaculture as I said before I have 9yrs working with permaculture garden but some of your ideas are new in my mind and also in my ears thanks very much. I wish to make some sustainable garden bcos now I’m not working and its excited to build gardens with waste and create job formyself to earn something at home.
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It would be great if someone ran a workshop on how to build a little biochar kiln.
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For another, more in-depth perspective on biochar: http://permaculturenews.org/2010/11/18/beware-the-biochar-initiative/
–G
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To keep things in perspective in regards to the article link supplied, biochar is part of a greater solution, turning large quantities of wood into biochar and burying it is an oversimplification of the solution. Biochar is usually ‘charged’ with organic matter and nutrients before use, it’s a critical ingredient in rebuilding healthy soils, but like any recipe, one ingredient on its own is not the finished product.
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Wae,
Tampa Chapter Rare Fruit Council International would like you to visit us again. You gave one of your first talks about biochar to us back in August 2011. I know you are into permaculture a lot these days.
Do you ever plan to be in Tamp again?
Thanks!
Tom Schaefer, President
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