Sequestration News

This time it's carbon returned to the soil under the guise of our Huglekultur bed.

We were able to complete the second phase of our Huglekultur bed construction thanks to Terry and his Tractor plus a wonderful group of students from the New Leaf Project in Martinez  Also not forgetting a small group of people that just like to dig from time to time.

The fully Excavated 12'x12' hole

Left to Right: Terry, Bob, Doug and Jim adding perimeter logs

The New Leaf Folks adding soil and wood

 

You can find out more about the concept of Huglekultur at http://www.richsoil.com/hugelkultur/
Perhaps you could use this technique in your own back yard with seasonal trimmings and so keep them out of the green waste bin?
We will go on to add more soil and wood over the summer. We will probably reach a height of around 5' above ground level.  Because no rain is expected for several months decomposition will be insignificant and so we will wait for the Fall rains to plant a cover crop of peas, beans or kale.

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