A little context before we dig into it. I am a researcher at the University of Reading and I also make biochar kilns. Living in both the academic world and the ‘real-world’, I see first hand the effect of poor communication and mistrust especially on the topic of biochar. Vague fluffy answers helps nobody.

Recently I attended an online webinar with over…

Read more

Across many National Trust properties, timber benches, bridges and other outdoor structures are being replaced with recycled‑plastic alternatives, often presented as a more “sustainable” choice that saves members’ money and protects nature. Yet when you look for rigorous, independent evidence to support these claims, a …

Read more

It seems wild to me how many growers disregard their soil.

Not on purpose or out of intentional neglect, but instead they simply walk all over it, turn it, dig it and sow into it without a consideration of what the soil is and the role it plays in their cultivated ecosystem.

The only other system or parallel I c…

Read more

Subscribe now

Read more