Biocharring using a kontiki biochar kiln, rick (stacked) style — a pictorial
Dr. Richard Freeman
Using a top-lit updraft “conservation burn” to transform old forest residue (pine slash) into biochar in the wildland-urban interface – Pictorial
Dr. Richard Freeman The biochar process demonstrated with these photos yielded about 6 cubic feet of good quality char. The wood came from an old forest slash pile near a residential site in the wildland-urban…
Notes on Making Dandelion Kimchi
Larry Evans, mycologist and botanist Lots of things can make kimchee. some plants will last a long time in this lacto halo phile culture. i like to use the crowns of the plant. So i…
Identifying Project Goals – Part 2 of Growing the First Third
Richard Freeman, Designed Ecosystems Introduction My mission for this brief presentation is to describe the process of defining goals to guide your design and management of the production food garden. Defining goals for your production…
Site Assessment and Mapping – Part 1 of Growing the First Third
Richard Freeman, Designed Ecosystems Introduction In this brief presentation and the presentations that follow, my mission is to introduce an approach to growing the first third of the yearly household plant produce. I emphasize the…
Growing the First Third of your Plant Produce – an Overview
Richard Freeman, Designed Ecosystems Introduction In this brief presentation, I overview a practical approach to growing the first third of the household plant produce with an emphasis on annual crops. The first third is the…
Plants with a Purpose, Designing Perennial Polycultures — a Presentation
Richard Freeman Introduction In this brief presentation, I overview a process for designing perennial polycultures. First, I’ll begin by discussing some key concepts and principles pertinent to designing these garden polycultures. Next, I’ll outline the…
Blending High-Performance Horticulture Media with Renewable Substrates
Richard Freeman, Designed Ecosystems For high-performance horticulture, I prefer to replace the standard peat-lite (various combinations of peatmoss and perlite) with an aerated blend of aggregates and fibers made from renewable resources. This blend is…
The “Conservation” burn: An easy way to transform slash to biochar using the top-lit up-draft approach
Richard Freeman, Designed Ecosystems This charring technique is a relatively easy and quick way to char a large amount of forest residue wood, also known as “slash.” It combines roughly sorting the wood by diameter,…
From Sky to Soil: Sequestering Carbon into the Soil by Gardening
Richard Freeman, Designed Ecosystems Presentation #3 of the Eco Garden Series Introduction Hi, my name is Richard Freeman. The below text is the substantive basis for a live presentation I give to public audiences. During…