Posts tagged Soil building

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 […]

Trenching Bokashi for Soil Fertilization

I saved up 2 1/2 containers of food waste before I had time to trench it. With compost I would have had to put it in the freezer. I brought the 2 containers of pickled-ness to my plot in the East Village and trenched it. I took out the arugula section for one container and […]

Figment Sat 6/11 Roving Food Spiral Usurpers

TIME AGAIN for the fun and frivolous participatory arts project FIGMENT On Governors Island June 10-12! “What are you bringing?” Come Rove with Food Spirals Usurping! JOIN The Masters of Succession Leave a Better Trace cargo trike Food Spiral Usurpers. Lead by MoS Collective! June 11, Sat 10-6! on the Isle of Gov Meet 10:30 – […]