Re: Fwd: Biochar

Jay,

Found your email here. Sorry for the delay. This is the model we came up with, cost, less than USD50. It makes
significant amounts of carbon, which we add to pig manure and then compost. You can see pictures of it here.

I meant to respond to this. Solar water pumps... how much water do you want to pump, what elevation? I have
used a lot of pumps, but the best are Grundfos ad Sun Pumps.

If you want more info on pumps, let me know.

Best wishes,

Christopher

On Nov 15, 2011, at 7:46 AM, Jay Woods wrote:

> On Monday, November 14, 2011 11:48:12 PM christopher nesbitt wrote:
>> Lawrence,
>> 
> ... 
>> We are working on developing a home stove at low cost for families who burn
>> wood for cooking here in southern Belize. This is an alternative for rural
>> people who cannot afford the natural gas/propane/butane/fossil fuel that
>> people in more developed countries use. We have a design that uses a 55
>> gallon drum and a welded old propane tank. Total cost? About USD75, less
>> than the price of two full tanks of propane, and it gives heat for
>> cooking, has fairly complete combustion, and leaves us with carbon to bury
>> in the soil. This is not an industrial byproduct, or a way to make money.
>> It is a way for small farmers to improve their soils while sequestering
>> carbon (generated in natural gas/propane/butane/fossil fuel run stoves,