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and hope we can at least briefly hear if there is a biochar aspect to this apparently serious conflict between two potential biochar user-groups.
Briefly, this article talks about a major argument over the word “organic”. As relates to hydroponics and aquaponics (H/A). No mention of biochar.
We interested in biochar don’t hear much about this argument - but biochar can be used in both of these competing ag fields. My guess is that biochar used in H/A improves in quality - and then can be more valuable in “conventional” (land-based) organic farming. The H/A people might be able to improve economics considerably if they are serving a biochar-improvement process. This would say we should encourage H/A, at least when it is using biochar.
On the other hand, if H/A doesn’t use and encourage biochar, maybe we should be on the side of “conventional” organic farming - if it uses biochar.
Or maybe this all too speculative - and biochar should not try to be supportive of, or argue against, either side.
Of course, we probably agree that neither side in this “organic” argument are using enough biochar.
Thoughts?
Ron