Biochar in the Tamar Valley – guest radio
Biochar in Australia was recently promoted on ABC Radio Tasmania’s Country Hour. Frank was a guest on the show and was able to share his knowledge and experience with listeners. Click the link below to hear the recording. Key points in the radio show include: The Biochar Review in AUS
Turning waste into valuable products
Terra Preta Developments in partnership with Brady’s Lookout Cider are turning waste into valuable products through the Circular Economy grants. A circular economy is one that minimises waste through innovative thinking. One that treats waste as an opportunity to turn waste into valuable products. See media release at https://ntdc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Circular-Economy-Grant-Announcement-Media-Pack-1.pdf
Circular Economy Grant Announcement
From https://ntdc.org.au/2021/06/30/ce-grant-media-pack/ Reducing plastic, eliminating food waste and repurposing hearing aids to those in need are some of the innovations to come from a circular economy grants round.Almost $200,000 has been awarded to seven Northern Tasmanian businesses to support their move from a “take it, make it, break it, bin
Biochar forum in North and North West Tasmania!
An exciting opportunity to attend a Biochar forum in Riverside and Burnie is available during October 2019. You will hear from leaders in the field about turning waste into valuable biochar. A day of talks and facilitated workshops that show you how to turn waste streams into income streams. BIOCHAR
Biochar and Kiln showcase at 2019 Burnie Show
Terra Preta Developments attended the New Burnie Show on Friday 4th October and Saturday 5th October 2019 for the first time. We had an exhibition site of 10m x 10m representing leading local and international technologies, selling biochar, the Burn book and our KON-TIKI-TAS deep cone kilns. Check out some
Terra Preta Developments at Campbell Town Show – Friday 31st May – Saturday 1st June 2019
Morning frost decorated the kilns with ice crystals – Frank explaining how the KON-TIKI-TAS Deep Cone Kilns and other leading international technologies are turning “organic waste” into a valuable products, such as Biochar – Heat – Power. Frank and Karin will be at the Campbell Town Show on Fri 31/5/2019
Terra Preta Display at AGFEST 2019
It was another successful year at AGFEST this year, displaying our range of Deep Cone Kilns, The brand new BURN book and biochar products. Here is a selection of photos from AGFEST below.
Book Launch May 2019 – “BURN – Fire to Cool the Earth”
This book was first released in FEBRUARY 2019 and is a highly recommended information source for anyone interested in Climate Change and “Organic Waste to Value Solutions”. The first 100 books were printed in Australia especially for TERRA PRETA DEVELOPMENTS for the launch at AGFEST 2019 – one of the
TPD with leading international technologies at AGFEST SITE N96 – North Street
If you are interested to learn more about leading international technologies which can turn “organic waste” into useful products = Biochar – Heat – Power then come and visit us at AGFEST SITE N96 North Street Terra-Preta Developments will represent:
Terra Preta at Agfest 2019!
Terra Preta stands for Black Earth (in Portuguese) as it was created for thousands of years by people in the Amazon of Brazil, and Terra-Preta Developments has been involved in developing opportunities around this wide ranging and multi-faceted topic since 2007. Terra-Preta Development located at site N96 North Street is
Black currant plant thriving in biochar
Check out the amazing root growth of this black currant plant growing in Biochar compost with roots holding on tied to the charcoal pieces. Let us explain the secret how this young plant could grow this bundle of vigorous roots outside and below the actual pot Every year Frank produces
Biochar Study Tour: Update 4: Excellent short Video about the Project in Norway on the excursion to Austria!
Carbo-Fertil project and IBI biochar study tour to Austria June 2018 Adam O’Toole Published on Nov 22, 2018 Produced by NIBIODirector Adam O’Toole, NIBIOFilm production Carsten Brønner Johnsen, Vacuum films Carbo-Fertil project www.nibio.no/carbo-fertil