Char Chit Chat

Char Chit Chat
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Char Chit Chat is created by Dylan Graves and explores char in New Zealand and beyond. The podcast aims to interview a range of people involved in biochar, activated charcoal, carbon anodes, and so on. The main subject will tend to be biochar as that is most accessible and scales from individuals making char in their woodstove over the winter to large industrial pyrolysis units outputting several tonnes per day. Biochar is also a great soil conditioner and improver and so is relevant to gardeners and farmers alike. An introduction and overview of Biochar: https://www.sces.org.nz/biochar

  1. CCC S2E10 with Phil Stevens (Slow Farm)

    6월 20일

    CCC S2E10 with Phil Stevens (Slow Farm)

    Dylan's first face to face podcast with an update from Phil in Ashhurst about what he is up to (S1E2 here). We had just returned from Hamilton with John after Fieldays 2026 and I was spending two days staying with Phil on my way to Wellington. Phil has been at this property, soon after arriving from the States, for 21 years. It was great to have a tour of his permaculture influenced block of around 1 ha in size. Captioned photos show some of what was on show: https://passionatepermies.wordpress.com/2026/06/20/phil-stevens-podcast-no-2/ Phil also showed me a small local community garden at the library and community orchard near his farm. It seems Ashhurst has benefited from like minded people contributing towards community resilience over the years. Phil is the current Chair of Biochar Network New Zealand and also has some great biochar info on his Slow Farm website: https://slowfarm.co.nz/services/biochar Listen to the podcast on your favourite podcast app, including YouTube podcasts.

    15분
  2. CCC S2E9 with Lydia Thomsen (Pickled Compost)

    5월 26일

    CCC S2E9 with Lydia Thomsen (Pickled Compost)

    Episode 9 with Lydia from the Wairarapa covers the relationship between soil health, plant nutrition, and human health. Lydia is a qualified nutritionist on a mission to pickle household food scraps using bokashi buckets along with her bone char made from her friend's Complete Cow farm business, and supporting people on a mission to improve their health. We talk about her 2 businesses; Pickled Compost and her personalised nutrition support and her work in public health and as a market gardener. There are some great images from Lydia's websites on the supporting blog post: https://passionatepermies.wordpress.com/2026/05/26/char-chit-chat-with-lydia-thomsen/

    43분
  3. CCC S2E8 with John Valentine

    5월 14일

    CCC S2E8 with John Valentine

    Episode 8 with John explores his recent discovery of biochar for his compost and his method of making it in a stainless steel bucket. This takes some work to do, but in a social context such as hanging out with his grandchildren, is way more like constructive play and not really work at all. John has embedded himself into the community in various ways along the Kapiti Coast, living in Paraparaumu, working in Raumati and hanging out at the community gardens in Paekakariki, especially when the char-b-que is fired up and cooking some sausages! He talks about his sustainability work and his passion for biochar really shines through. John created a video of his Biochar Bucket method after our interview: https://youtu.be/SccW3YW8IE8 and here are some photos of him enjoying his biochar burns. Listen on your favourite podcast app and how about leaving a comment on here or the podcast app you use? it'd be cool to hear your thoughts... An introduction and overview of Biochar: https://www.sces.org.nz/biochar The national biochar association in NZ: https://biochar.net.nz/ (BNNZ)https://freesound.org/people/joshuaempyre/sounds/250749/

    30분
  4. CCC S2E7 with Stephen Newman

    4월 27일

    CCC S2E7 with Stephen Newman

    Episode 7 features Stephen who lives just north of Auckland on 23 acres. He is one of the farmers who receives food waste from the City To Farm project featured in Season 1 Episode 6. We talk about how he deals with that food waste on his property and what he is using the resulting biochar enriched compost for. We learn about Stephen's dung beetle breeding endeavour and how good dung beetles are for livestock based systems. Stephen's passion for regenerative agriculture comes across nicely and is evidenced with the work he does with Kaipara Regenerative Farming Group, Future Ready Farms, and Out The Farm Gate. We chat about each of these projects. Well worth a listen, thanks Stephen! Buy dung beetles: https://dungbeetles.co.nz/

    39분
  5. CCC S2E6 with James McNally

    4월 20일

    CCC S2E6 with James McNally

    Episode 6 featured James from the Hawkes Bay. We talk about his current role as a tutor at Land Based Training where he hopes to incorporate biochar into the horticulture courses. James' passion for biochar shows through as we get into the chat. He bought himself a kontiki kiln several years ago and wanted to create a business making and selling biochar and blends with other products, but struggled to finance it fully. It is now on the back burner while he works at his current employer. James mentions a company in Australia called Pyrolitech that he considered buying plans from for their biochar retort that goes onto a trailer. James is a committee member of Biochar Network New Zealand.

    34분
  6. CCC S2E5 with Anni Kurze (Soil Stewards)

    3월 27일

    CCC S2E5 with Anni Kurze (Soil Stewards)

    Anni talks to Dylan about her life journey from Germany to Portugal to settling in New Zealand in 2012. She and husband Ron homestead on 50 acres in Maheno in North Otago and besides homeschooling 3 children, homesteading with livestock, reading books, she also has a small business providing biological spraying services using biochar! Anni shares her insights into human health and the link to the health of soil. We go into detail about her small business using a cyclone sprayer to apply soil beneficial concoctions using biochar as a carrier for microbiology. She refers to a paper by Glodowska as her inspiration.

    52분
  7. CCC S2E4 with Katerina Seligman

    3월 8일

    CCC S2E4 with Katerina Seligman

    Katerina has been involved in biochar in New Zealand since the 'early days' - one of the pioneers who saw it as a practical way to sequester carbon in response to excess carbon in the air. She talks about her trials in the garden using biochar and how she still continues to use it in her compost and to grow food. We talk about what young people think about climate issues nowadays and some ways people can find a purpose in life that does good for the world. More info and photos at: https://passionatepermies.wordpress.com/2026/03/08/podcast-with-climate-activist-katerina-seligman/

    36분
  8. CCC S2E3 - Dylan interviewed by Conan Moynihan (Force of Nature podcast)

    1월 28일

    CCC S2E3 - Dylan interviewed by Conan Moynihan (Force of Nature podcast)

    The Force of Nature Podcast is where regenerative thinking meets high-performance farming. Hosted by farm consultant Conan Moynihan, this show dives deep into the future of food, farming, and human health. Tune in for real-world conversations with farmers, thinkers, and disruptors who are transforming agriculture from the soil up; building profitable, resilient, and life-giving systems. If you’re ready to farm with purpose and live with intention, this podcast is for you. I cover a lot and happy to talk about the benefits of biochar to composting and to dairy farms as outlined in the work I have been doing for BNNZ - under the Economic Applications page. Listen on your favourite podcast app or on Conan's podcast. Sharing to a farmer friend or composter appreciated!

    1시간 3분
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Char Chit Chat is created by Dylan Graves and explores char in New Zealand and beyond. The podcast aims to interview a range of people involved in biochar, activated charcoal, carbon anodes, and so on. The main subject will tend to be biochar as that is most accessible and scales from individuals making char in their woodstove over the winter to large industrial pyrolysis units outputting several tonnes per day. Biochar is also a great soil conditioner and improver and so is relevant to gardeners and farmers alike. An introduction and overview of Biochar: https://www.sces.org.nz/biochar

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    Char Chit Chat
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    2025년 - 2026년
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