Diary of a Carbon Farmer

This is the diary of an Australian family who escaped from the city, joined a farming community, and learned to love soil. Carbon Farming is about growing soil carbon - the first link in our food chain. The topsoil is where God's creation is taking place, at every moment. Carbon is the building block of life. By growing it we can restore ecosystems to health. At the same time we can remove Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere and store it as Carbon in the soil.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Lightning is good for Uamby

Did you know that lightning is good for growing plants? It creates nitrogen in the air which settles on the plants and helps them grow. The high energy in lightning mixes the oxygen and nitrogen in the air to form nitrates. These dissolve in rain and falls to the ground.. we've noticed the effect...