CCC S1E12 with Simon Day
Episode 12 was an inspiring chat with Simon from Waiuku (40km south west of Auckland city) who uses biochar to enhance his pastures as well as feeds it to cattle to improve their health. The success i...
29 Juli 202536min
CCC S1E11 with Dale Redwood (Rivendale Wood)
Episode 11 of Char Chit Chat features a chat with Dale from the Bay of Plenty area of New Zealand. Dale is an ecologist with a strong interest in tree systems and biochar. We delve into his hands-on, ...
21 Juli 202548min
CCC S1E10 with John Wraight (CharPae)
Episode 10 (into the double digits!) is with John from Paekākāriki on the Kāpiti Coast. We chat about his discovery and immediate fixation with biochar around 2020 and then the formation of a local ch...
27 Juni 202553min
CCC S1E9 with Helen Dew (Living Economies)
Dylan chats with Helen Dew (now 87) who featured in the documentary called Being the Change at 85. Helen speaks with conviction about how important healthy soil is, and how biochar, bokashi, compost, ...
23 Maj 202541min
CCC S1E8 with Klaus Lotz (PermaDynamics)
Klaus and his family run PermaDynamics Farm and Education up in Northland and we chat about his long history with biochar and agroforestry. Permaculture comes up too. I really recommend having a look ...
8 Maj 202557min
CCC S1E7 with Cornelia Holten (KoruKai)
Cornelia (and Kai) run KoruKai Herb Farm in Banks Peninsular, near Christchurch. We had an excellent chat about how they make and use biochar for their animals, compost toilet, worm product, and compo...
26 Apr 202553min
CCC S1E6 with Betsy Kettle (City to Farm)
Wow - what a great project Betsy has going on - City to Farm is all about collecting food resources in the city and using it to build soil on a banana farm! The project is on a mission to see if Terra...
15 Apr 202547min
CCC S1E5 with Ben Elms (Dr Compost)
Ben is known as Dr Compost and works in education, landscape design, permaculture, and with biochar. He is also treasurer for Biochar Network New Zealand.We chat about who Ben is, what he does, and he...
20 Mars 202555min
