[Gasification] brush to charcoal

Arnt Karlsen arnt at c2i.net
Wed Feb 16 14:51:31 CST 2011


On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:41:20 -0800, David wrote in message 
<4D5C2860.9070002 at h4c.org>:

> 
> Joshua,
> 
> On 2/16/2011 11:30 AM, Joshua Bogart wrote:
> > [...] I am working with a couple of groups in Honduras who own 
> > medium to large tracts of land (30-1,000 acres) which are covered 
> > with chaparal (lowland, secondary forests dominated by species in 
> > the generas /Prosopis, Mimosa/, and /Acacia/) This land is of 
> > relatively low quality for agriculture in the past was used 
> > as pasture land but even of low quality for that. 
> 
> There may be some potential for growing Jatropha. I have more details 
> if you wish to contact me.

..also check with Maya milperos (milpa farmers), they may know 
how to get this land started with a new dose of carbon, that
approach _may_ yield more total crop value than Jatropha.

-- 
..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen
...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
  Scenarios always come in sets of three: 
  best case, worst case, and just in case.




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