Posts tagged soil

What is Terra Preta

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Terra preta (literally “black earth” in Portuguese) is a type of very dark, fertile anthropogenic soil found in the Amazon Basin. Terra preta owes its name to its very high charcoal content, and was indeed made by adding a mixture of charcoal, bone, and manure to the otherwise relatively infertile Amazonian soil over many […]

Fest of Ideas: Shig’s Microbe Workshops!

Mapping  the watersheds for abundance at the New Museum Festival of Ideas for a New City! Shig Matsukawa will be offering effective microbe workshops at the MoS Collective Tent! ( In the park just below Houston betwn Chrystie and Forsythe) Come by the Masters of Succession: MoS tent to map out where you live in […]

Shig’s Gd Microbe Wkshps Sats at El Jardin!

Connecting to the Earth for Abundance   Summer Saturdays w Shig !   All Summer! RSVP to make sure it is happening. Recycle Food Waste Workshop For fermenting food into soil WHEN:  Saturdays: 2-4pm WHERE:  at El Jardin 5th St Between Ave B and Ave C, NY NY RSVP:  www.recyclefoodwaste.org to make reservation FREE:  donations appreciated but not necessary […]