Transforming Invasive Plants into Valuable Resources – The Biochar Solution with Pratikshya Silwal
Pratikshya Silwal recently finished for PhD in agricultural economics from Oklahoma State University. She joins The Drip to share how biochar, a form of charcoal produced through pyrolysis, can be used as a sustainable additive in potting mixes. We'll uncover how it can replace conventional components, the size and growth of the global biochar market, and its environmental impact. Pratikshya also shares insights into her groundbreaking research on converting the problematic eastern red cedar tree into valuable biochar and discusses consumer willingness to adopt this innovative product.
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(01:05) What is biochar?
(03:39) How the invasive eastern red cedar threatens ecosystems and agriculture.
(07:32) Some studies show negative effects of biochar.
(12:14) The power of the optimistic mindset: everything happens for the best.
(14:44) Featured artist and song
(15:46) This episode’s Mantra
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One Love by Blue, music was chosen by Pratikshya Silwal
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