Char Chit Chat

Ben is known as Dr Compost and works in education, landscape design, permaculture, and with biochar. He is also treasurer for Biochar Network New Zealand . We chat about who Ben is, what he does, and heaps about his biochar passion. Links to topics mentioned: Wanaka Wastebusters Dr Compost NZ Tree Crops Ithaka Institute Frank Strie Ring of Fire kiln by Kelpie Wilson

Joany is one of the founders of The Good Carbon Farm and we chat about how she got into biochar, the work her charity is involved in, and what she looks forward to for the future. The Good Carbon Farm on LinkedIn and Instagram . Projects mentioned in the chat: Oke school gardens (https://oke.org.nz/) Restoring Takarunga Hauraki (https://www.rth.org.nz/) Slash for Cash, Tolaga Bay (https://www.slas...

Dennis Enright is Managing Director of New Zealand Biochar Ltd and promotes organic and sustainable growing practices, and the role that biochar can play in such systems. He has over 40 years of experience in agriculture and horticulture that ranges from researcher to commercial producer. In addition, he has sat on the committees of various local and national organic organisations in NZ as well as...

This episode with Phil covers where he is from, how he got into char, his favourite method of making it, what he uses char for on his lifestyle block, benefits of char, interesting new research about decontamination of pfas using char and iron, what he thinks is needed for biochar to go mainstream, and his role with Biochar Network New Zealand. https://slowfarm.co.nz/ Biochar Network New Zealand S...

A short introduction to the host of Char Chit Chat - Passionate Permie DylanOur website: https://passionatepermies.wordpress.com/ Listen to more from Dylan: 31 July 2024 Reskillience: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/retire-by-35-with-dylan-graves/id1723090226?i=1000663884860 9 May 2024 Quorum Sense: https://www.quorumsense.org.nz/content/podcast/38-transforming-waste-into-biochar-with-dylan-...