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BDAFJeff wrote:
I am wondering how the folks here feel about charcoal as a renewable fule. I realize that it makes co2 and can contribute to deforestation and loss of humus in soil if over done.
What about charcoal production in a managed food forest. Thank you for your oppinion
John Polk wrote:
Charcoal is made from wood. Wood is a renewable resource with responsible management. Most forests would benefit from a 10% clearing of weak, sick growth.
BDAFJeff wrote:
So based on what most of you have said, making charcoal on a sustainable scale could be considered part of a permaculture system. It is definatly better than ethonol and some seem to be justifying even that.
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I am the first generation of my family to grow up on the grid eating out of the super market. I hope to be the last.
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John Polk wrote:
I fail to see where the pellets are a 'greener' product. Most of it is still being made by taking branches and logs and converting them into sawdust. It is still wood, but not necessarily "waste" wood.
The pulp wood industry is often criticized, but quite often they have utilized the turpentine, which is a byproduct, to fuel their operations.
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blackpowderbill wrote:
Correct, what use to be left behind laying on the ground is now used. Stumps are another portion that should be used as well. I have walked through plenty of NY's woodlots after a logging operation and the amount of stumps and branches left behind are a staggering amount.
blackpowderbill Hatfield wrote:
You don't use charcoal in a foundry or forge it doesn't maintain the heat you need. You use Coal and then different types of coal are used for different applications.
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
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