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Notes on biochar

Longer arguments and lab numbers: what biochar actually is, how it is made, and what the field trials found. One post at a time, no schedule promised.

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What is terra preta?

Terra preta is a black soil found in patches across the Amazon. People made it before Europeans arrived, and it is still fertile today. What it is, where it comes from, what…

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