Recreating Terra Preta: I Think We're Getting Closer

Two years ago we began a quest to recreate terra preta, the famed "dark earth" of the Amazon. Now we are continuing the experiment on a new property, with new resources available to us. Will it work?

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Terra preta, the "dark earth" of the Amazon, is a rich soil, almost certainly anthropogenic in nature, which keeps its fertility for centuries. Creating terra preta is one of the goals of our homestead, and we may be getting closer. Stay tuned as we try to make terra preta for our gardens here in Lower Alabama. We are making biochar, making bone ash, making bone char, adding meat, adding manure, adding clay, adding pottery shards and more. We must continue this quest!