But First, a Movie!
Before we start on our adventure, let’s watch one, a movie made by the BBC about El Dorado, the Lost
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Terra Preta Today
Significant current research on Terra Preta is conducted at Cornell University by a team headed by Dr. Johannes Lehmann.
Read moreIt Wasn’t All Preta…
In 2009, at a workshop on biochar at the Pony Farm in Temple, NH, Hugh McLaughlin gave some history and
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Charcoal in American History
The Tri-State area where New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut border each other was the home of military ironworks for the
Read moreFarm Scale
Making Biochar for Farmers If we are going to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in order
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A fallow field, one half remained fallow and the other half tilled in with biochar. And then we left the
Read moreHarvesting Goldenrod
Goldenrod is harvested with the same equipment as hay — a cutter, a rake, and then a baler. For those
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The bales of goldenrod stalks were taken a few miles away to Dirk-Jan’s pellet mill. The bales are put into
Read moreThe New Coal? Grass Pellets
Heat with grass not gas! Let’s visit a plant nursery in Pawling, New York, that has been using grass —
Read moreThe Biochar Workshop at Pony Farm
This is an introduction to the Biochar Roundtable at the Lodge at Pony Farm in Temple, New Hampshire, on May
Read moreBurning Smoke: Gasification
Let’s play with fire — and learn from it! Gasification is central to understanding the efforts to produce smokeless
Read moreHugh McLaughlin’s Stoves
The next demonstration produced charcoal with a retort made from a recycled Cornelius keg. I’ve taken the liberty of assuming
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“More than half of the world’s population—three billion people—cook their food and heat their homes by burning coal and biomass,
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Low-Hanging Fruit: easy steps, things we can do that will produce some results easily and quickly. For example, spreading an
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