Video - Everything Old is New Again: Time to Get Growing with Biochar and Victory Gardens

The TrackerNews Project / J.A. Ginsburg, editor - April 5, 2012

Straight biochar can be a little tricky for the novice to use, so Black Revolution is a blend of biochar, nutrients and sustainably harvested coconut husks. Compared to conventional growing media, which is made from composted factory farm manure, Bornean peat moss and Kenyan vermiculite, it has a better carbon footprint right out the bag (the recycled burlap coffee bean bag). According to Aramburu, each bag contains enough carbon negative goodness to offset emissions from 60+ miles of driving.

There’s more! Biochar creates a matrix for soil microbes, so soil gets better and better over time. And, unlike chemical fertilizers, there is no run-off problem. The goodness continues downstream where giant algal blooms are not triggered and massive hypoxic “dead zones” are not created. Indeed, biochar may be a fish’s best friend.

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