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  2. Biochar - Wikipedia

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    Biochar offers multiple soil health benefits in degraded tropical soils but is less beneficial in temperate regions. [71] [72] Its porous nature is effective at retaining both water and water-soluble nutrients. Soil biologist Elaine Ingham highlighted its suitability as a habitat for beneficial soil micro organisms. She pointed out that when ...

  3. Slash-and-char - Wikipedia

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    Slash-and-char offers benefits to the environment when compared to slash-and-burn. [5] It results in the creation of biochar, which can then be mixed with biomass such as crop residues, food waste, or manure and buried in the soil to bring about the formation of terra preta. Terra preta is one of the richest soils on the planet – and the only ...

  4. Charcoal - Wikipedia

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    Charcoal in the form of charcoal biscuits was consumed in the past for gastric problems. Now it can be consumed in tablet, capsule, or powder form for digestive effects. [23] Research regarding its effectiveness is controversial. [24] Charcoal has been used in combination with saccharin in research to measure mucociliary transport time. [25]

  5. Terra preta - Wikipedia

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    [7] [38] Low temperature charcoal (but not that from grasses or high cellulose materials) has an internal layer of biological petroleum condensates that the bacteria consume, and is similar to cellulose in its effects on microbial growth. [39] Charring at high temperature consumes that layer and brings little increase in soil fertility. [13]

  6. Bokashi (horticulture) - Wikipedia

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    The approach usually recommended by suppliers of household bokashi is along the lines of "dig a trench in the soil in your garden, add the waste and cover over." [18] In practice, regularly finding suitable sites for trenches that will later underlie plants is difficult in an established plot. To address this, an alternative is a 'soil factory ...

  7. Community gardening can decrease your cancer risk — here’s how

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    A new study on community gardening found that gardeners exercised more and ate more fiber and veggies, decreasing cancer risk and boosting mental health. Community gardening can decrease your ...

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