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Biochar
Terra Preta Files -- pics and what looks to be some how-to files
Demo of making biochar
The demo includes some interesting tidbits about the properties and uses of biochar. It's a little visually confusing because they show different stages of building the char-making unit but not in order of construction and use. Have absolutely no idea why they show it wrapped with insulation a couple times near the beginning of the video,when they don't show that later. Might have been part of one of their experiments.
One thing they found was that wood is _not_ one of the best things to char -- too dense. All those leaves one rakes in the fall in New England however, might have possibilities...
Demo of making biochar
The demo includes some interesting tidbits about the properties and uses of biochar. It's a little visually confusing because they show different stages of building the char-making unit but not in order of construction and use. Have absolutely no idea why they show it wrapped with insulation a couple times near the beginning of the video,when they don't show that later. Might have been part of one of their experiments.
One thing they found was that wood is _not_ one of the best things to char -- too dense. All those leaves one rakes in the fall in New England however, might have possibilities...