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SARE : S ustainable A griculture R esearch & E ducation

SARE : S ustainable A griculture R esearch & E ducation. Biochar Kiln Fabrication & Operation. COMPOST ONLY. BIOCHAR + COMPOSTED MANURE. Results from first year test plots. The first year test plots showed very encouraging results.

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SARE : S ustainable A griculture R esearch & E ducation

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  1. SARE: Sustainable AgricultureResearch & Education Biochar Kiln Fabrication & Operation COMPOST ONLY BIOCHAR + COMPOSTED MANURE Results from first year test plots • The first year test plots showed very encouraging results. • The previous Fall (applications) had remarkable differences: • Untreated soil was sticky and heavy. • Composted animal manure was also sticky. • Biochar (only) was slightly less gooey, soil clumped a little less. • Biochar (plus) manure was perfectly friable, • a garden fork slid easily into the soil, • broke into beautiful seedbed with a twist of the wrist. • I broadcast edible beans, just to get something growing. • All plots germinated about the same. • Problem keeping chickens out of biochar+compostplot; • they loved to scratch it& ignored all other plots. BEFORE AFTER CONTROL NO TREATMENT BIOCHAR ONLY 2010-12 FNC10-807 $3,893 farmer: John Topic St. Paul, MN

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