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Compost & Biochar Could Boost Carbon Sequestration by Crushed Rock
Crushed rock additives may also help decrease soil emissions of other greenhouse gases, such as nitrous oxide & methane. https://eos.org/research-spotlights/compost-and-biochar-could-boost-carbon-sequestration-by-crushed-rock [science mag]

Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a proposed method of CO2 #sequestration that spreads crushed silicate minerals on soils to drive chemical reactions that form carbonate minerals: Essentially, boosting the natural process of rock weathering, in which carbon is transferred from the atmosphere into rocks.

Researchers spread finely crushed metabasaltic rocks across test plots in Browns Valley CA in each of 3 yrs. Along with crushed rock, some applications included compost or a combination of compost & #biochar. Other plots were treated with only compost, & a group of control plots received no treatment.

Combining crushed rock, compost, & biochar yielded the best results; in addition to sequestering carbon, the mixture reduced NOx emissions & increased methane conversion, resulting in increased greenhouse gas mitigation overall. The researchers estimate that if the combination of all three materials were expanded to cover 8% of California’s total rangelands, it could sequester up to 51.7 million metric tons of CO2e per year.
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CA Ag Sector emissions are 32 million metric tons [including cow farts]. CA total emissions are 381 million metric tons. If 58% of rangeland were covered, we would become carbon neutral.

we’re getting some consistent open garden hours going!
someone will be around on Fridays and Saturdays this month, tending to the garden, working on projects, and happy to answer questions or visit with neighbors. foundseed open garden hours are welcome to anyone, to come by, help out, donate, or sit on our rug with us.
We plan to do a biochar lesson this Saturday, after dusk, so come by if you want to learn! 🌱

#CommunityGarden #GuerrillaGardening #PNWgardening #biochar #gardening #pdx

Besoin de dépolluer vos sols ?

https://kokopelli-semences.fr/fr/p/BIOCH-Biochar

#kokopelli #biochar #jardin

So I'm doing A Thing later this month. If you're in the Manawatū or adjacent regions, it's an excuse to stand around a fire and have a yarn. #biochar #regen

https://slowfarm.co.nz/blog/2025-field-day

There are a lot of fancy ways to make Biochar, but I prefer the simple slash pile method.

We burn slash (dead branches) anyway to reduce hazardous fuels around our home, so why not make charcoal for the garden!?

Lots of people make biochar a science, but I tend to see it more as an art.

🔥 Please burn responsibly.

#permaculture #permaculturegarden #biochar #sequestercarbon #gardenideas #homesteadskills #homesteader #sustainablegardening