Yeah, personally think the reason for all the peanut allergies and other ‘new’ medical afflictions is from a hyperhygenic culture the ‘west’ has created. I think the reason our bodies struggle with pathogens is because parents constantly use antibacterial everything on young kids. That being said, NO I don’t shit in my garden
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Not to get too far on a tangent, but research has shown that the beneficial microbes in the soil will also benefit us as humans. Ever feel better after gardening? That is because you increased your beneficial microbes. Kids should be encouraged to play in the dirt.
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it could be a toss up between the paranoid ignorance you describe… or the massive accumulation of synthetic super-toxins & chemical stirring humans have been creating. like the OPPOSITE of biochar! 
may the plastic & petro-chem-eating bacteria end the humanoid plague! 
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I watched my friend’s wife freak out because he let the baby be on the lawn. 
Yeah. 12 years later, they’re divorced now, and mi sobrina (“niece”) is happily living with Dad. 
all day
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My sister in law is like that…well was. She would snub her nose at how dirty my kids were in the summertime which I would just shrug and say, there is a difference between being dirty and being unclean. She didn’t get it until I sent her a study that backed up my thought that kids kept too clean are sick more often as they don’t get the opportunity to build up their immune systems.
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Have ya tried your hand at making biochar or have ya just went with commercial available biochar?
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Agree with ya on that one brotha! I’v read some books by Paul Staments regarding fungi, in one of his books " Mycelium running" he states that if it weren’t for fungi we all be buried in our waste! Something to ponder imo! Take care of your soil peeps it’s important!
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Nah, not even… smashed up some “natural” charcoal BBQ briquets in a ziploc bag… 
“Heeeere wormies…”
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I feed my grandkids on the floor occasionally to boost their immune systems. Now that’s oleskool. 
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I’ve got 3 grandsons. I encourage them to be outside as much as I can. They run around barefoot catching bugs, worms and snails. Their faces are always dirty (unless in public) and I am very proud of that fact. @ReikoX you are exactly right!
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Hi there guys…
I am hoping for a little guidance here. I just finished charging my Bio-Char, for my No-Till bed, and had a question about mould.
I am kind of worried, I may have messed up when I made my tea to charge it? I used nylons filled with kelp, bone, blood, and some Bokashi. I also used a nylon for worm castings separately. I then added cold pressed Squid juice, and Black Strap Molasses (organic).
Well after I soaked it for 48 hours, 24 with an air stone, I extracted the BioChar, and air dried it for two days in a rez. That process seemed to be alright. But after the buckets with the Tea sat for a couple of days, the buckets started to fill with mould very fast. I was hoping somebody may be able to tell me, if the mould in the buckets is bad, or good? If it looks good, I would be happy to have the Microbes. If it is bad, I will throw it out immediately (worried about EColi etc)… I have attached some pictures of it :
<img src="/uploads/default/original/3X/5/2/5218cff707f2cdfb1edbc46654c2fc21c344a528.jpg"
Thanks in advance for anyone’s time, it is very much appreciated.
K.
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Have you already extracted the biochar? I would just discard when left over tea rather than use it after the charge.
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Yes, I have taken out the Biochar…I will get rid of the mould then…Do you know if the Biochar was charged OK then?
Thanks for the time here ReikoX…
Regards,
K.
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Yeah, I’m sure it got charged just fine 
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Difficult to tell from your pics but green mold is the one you have to worry about.
The posters at The Shroomery scared the crap outta me when one of my spawn jars got it.
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Would natural lump charcoal work?
It’s not processed, just partially burned hardwood.
Available at most big box stores.
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I believe lump charcoal to be the same thing as biochar … I wouldn’t use kingsford charcoal or anything of the like that stuff has binders and fillers and chemicals in them ! You could also scope out old fire pits and gets chunks of char that way also! Easy source there!
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Yes absolutely lump charcoal. It’s kind of difficult to get it into smallish pea sized chunks though. It’s what I use, smash it, charge it, use it. 
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It is also a good source of sulphur and potash if you burn it and spread it on top of the soil before it gets wet…I grill most all of my food on a green egg grill and use lump charcoal…I have a compost pile that gets old dirt, bokashied materiel, grill ashes, select horseshit, cowshit, goatshit, chicken shit…so I did not feel the need for me to shit in it…lawn clippings, leaves, etc…for my outside boxes for Veges etc.
I have charged lump charcoal with EM-1 before…I save the dust and smaller parts from each bag as it accumulates fast using the grill 3-4 times a week etc…but I also crush it in a 6" round steel pipe set on a steel plate with the round flat end of a digging bar or sledge hammer…works great.
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I run a veggie farm and I pile and burn leaves and small twigs down all the rows in the spring and fall, helps kill unwanted seeds and is great for all the above mentioned reasons
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