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S U B S C R I B E
Monday, 29 June, 2009
Green: Climate farming one-ups organic
Many of us have turned to local organic produce as a means of reducing our ecological footprint. But environmentalists fear that simply returning to organic farming is not enough, that we have to repair the damage we’ve done to the environment through harmful agricultural practices. In the Canton of Valais, where many of the country’s most popular wines are made, one winemaker in particular has come up with a way to grow grapes, power his operation and re-absorb CO2 from the atmosphere all at the same time. It’s called climate farming and it’s attracted attention from all over the world. WRS video journalist Amy Wong went to see how this works.
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Superb video. There are a few winegrowers here in California who are pursuing a similar approach, though Mr. Schmidt is, as far as I know, a pioneer in the use biochar. I hope his work becomes more widely known. This video will help.
Very well done. More detail re methodology, etc. would be helpful to understand biochar.
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