Terra preta : how the world's most fertile soil can help reverse climate change and reduce world hunger : with instructions on how to make this soil at home / Ute Scheub, Haiko Pieplow, Hans-Peter Schmidt, & Kathleen Draper ; foreword by Tim Flannery.
"Terra preta, meaning "black earth" in Portuguese, is a very dark, fertile soil first made by the original inhabitants of the Amazon Basin at least 2,500 years ago. According to a growing community of international scientists, this ancient soil, sometimes referred to as biochar, could solve two of the greatest problems facing the world: climate change and the hunger crisis. This comprehensive book condenses everything we know about terra preta and provides instructions for how to make it. Both passionate and practical, the book offers indispensable advice for how to create a better world from the ground up.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771641104 (paperback)
- Physical Description: xix, 211 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia : David Suzuki Institute/Greystone Books, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2016.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "With instructions on how to make this soil at home"--cover. Includes index. Translation of: Terra Preta : die schwarze Revolution aus dem Regenwald. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The mistakes of fossil agriculture -- Cultures need fertile ground: the secret of black gold -- Climate gardening: the basic principles -- Ways of producing Terra Preta -- Biological and horticultural diversity -- Old and new sanitary systems. |
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Subject: | Biochar. Charcoal. Soil fertility. Soil amendments. Agriculture > Environmental aspects. Carbon sequestration. Climate change mitigation. |
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