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Carbon Gold welcomes £1m pledge for peat-free research
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17 January 2013: Comment from Carbon Gold following the Government’s response to the Sustainable Growing Media Task Force July 2012…
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How biochar can stop nutrients leaching from your soil
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9 January 2013: Comment from Simon Manley, CEO of Carbon Gold, following claims by Professor Mike Gooding, head of agricultural…
Read More First commercial trials of biochar show it’s better than peat
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9 November 2012: The UK’s first-ever commercial biochar trials with professional horticulturalists have shown that biochar helps to boost root…
Read More Water up to 30% less with GroChar composts
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25 September 2012: UK Gardeners can save 25.5 million litres of water – that’s 3.6 million x 7 litre watering cans…
Read More Ethical living: gardening with peat - The Observer
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Ethical Living columnist, Lucy Siegle, advises a self-confessed peat addict on why it’s important to stop using this precious resource…
Read More Less talk, more action as Carbon Gold has the solution to the peat problem
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10 April 2012: While the government and teams of growing media experts continue to debate how to phase out the…
Read More Gardeners should end their love affair with peat - Guardian Environment blog
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Mining peat unlocks stored carbon into the atmosphere, and there are far better alternatives to help your garden grow writes…
Read More 'Peatless Peat' - The Holy Grail for Gardeners
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15 January 2012: A Holy Grail for gardeners and environmentalists is to identify a sustainable and horticulturally effective alternative to…
Read More Green Entrepreneur of the Year award for biochar-based garden products
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2 March 2011: The GroChar biochar-based range, of two growing composts and a garden soil improver, have been rewarded with…
Read More Green your plant soil with biochar - ABC News
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26 August 2010: Using pyrolysis an organisation called re:char is using a soil amendment called biochar that not only improves production,…
Read More Interview with Craig Sams - Financial Times
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15 February 2010: Craig Sams, founder of Carbon Gold, features in the Financial Times Business diary. Craig Sams…
Read More Biochar: Black environmental gold - Ethical Corporation
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10 November 2009: Organic chocolate manufacturer Green & Black’s is pioneering biochar, a new carbon-storage strategy. Green & Black’s teams up with…
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