Terra Preta demonstrations at Deloraine Craft Fair 2018
2018 was the first year Terra Preta have attended the Deloraine Craft Fair, held from 2nd to the 5th of November 2018. Frank conducted demonstrations at the Showground Ring Garden Section over the 4 days, despite the bad weather. As feedstock Frank carted vineyard prunings and small branches from neighbouring properties to the showgrounds of […]
Coffee & Biochar White Paper Now Available
BIOCHAR BENEFITS FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE COFFEE Biochar, at its most basic, is carbonized organic material. It can be produced using a wide variety of low- to high-tech thermochemical conversion technologies, and from a wide variety of feedstocks. Although most often biochar is intended for direct use in soils as a soil amendment, there are other […]
The IPCC starts to acknowledge biochar
From the Biochar Journal: The prospects of climate change are so increasingly dire that there are times when it may seem inappropriate to celebrate a promising scientific advance or any other good news. Good news, however, is exactly what humanity needs at moments like this. And to produce good news, it helps to share them […]
Eliminating antibiotic use in farming by using biochar
Kathleen Draper says: “I was recently in Austria, where I toured a large poultry farm that uses biochar in their feeds. The animals love it, the producers are able to eliminate antibiotic use, and the odour of the litter has been significantly decreased.” This article originated from: Can charcoal close the door on antibiotics? Andrea Haines […]
AGFEST 2018: Interview with Frank
Check out the live stream from Agfest Frank, talking about the history of charcoal in nature, and how charcoal can be used as a sponge, a carrier mop, food additive and tool for many different applications. Frank explains the origin of the term biochar, explaining that Bios in Greek means Life. “If you foster life – […]
Frank Strie on ABC Life Stories
Frank was recently filmed for My Back Road on ABC Open – He was interviewed about coming to Tasmania, leaving a destructive industry, raising a family on the land, using natural methods and upcycling waste materials. You can check out the interview and write up at https://open.abc.net.au/explore/203844 or you can watch the 3-minute video below:
Terra Preta at Agfest 2018 – Thursday 3 May to Saturday 5May
AGFEST 2018, from Thursday 3.May to Saturday 5.May – offers the opportunity to meet Frank & Karin @ SITE 1130B on 11th Avenue, straight down from the CRAFT Pavilions. On display and for sale will be 3 models of the revolutionary KON-TIKI-TAS Deep Cone Kilns, designed and built right here in Tasmania, as well as […]
Using Satellites to find Biochar in the Amazon
Atlas Obscura have recently posted a news article about a team of scientists from the University of New Hampshire who are using satellites to detect slight differences in the way light reflects off the tree leaves in the Amazon rainforest, to find concentrations of “Terra Preta” biochar in the soil. A great statement of fact: […]
Entally Estate Gardenfest 11-12 November 2017
The annual celebration of spring in Tasmania was held over two days in the gardens at Entally Estate in Hadspen. Terra-Preta Developments was part of this fantastic event for the third year in a row as a stall holder selling FRANK’S CHAR products in the midst of a magnificent garden and perfect timing to show […]
Burning Kiln from grape prunings
These photos show the burning kiln on our neighboring vineyard and grape prunings used as feedstock.