Remineralization
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Remineralization is the process of restoring or supplementing the minerals and trace elements in soil.
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Benefits
Remineralization increases the fertility of the soils that sustain crops and forests and may help increase the sequestration of carbon in the soil, which can contribute to climate stabilization.
According to the website of Natural Gardening Solutions, rock dust can provide "slow, natural release of elements and trace minerals" and increase "the nutrient intake of plants".[1]
Organizations
Remineralize the Earth
- Remineralize the Earth -- RTE "promotes the regeneration of soils and forests worldwide with finely ground rock dust as a sustainable alternative to chemical fertilizers and pesticides, creating fertile soils much as the Earth does."[2]
Governance
Joanna Campe, Executive Director; Dan Kittrege, Director, Real Food Campaign
Board of Directors
- William C. Holmberg: Chairman, Biomass Coordinating Council, American Council on Renewable Energy(ACORE)
- Ken Whitman: President, Peter Gillham's Natural Vitality
- Dr. Christopher Daugherty: co-founder and chief farming officer, Dynamic Growing Systems
- Joan Bonnette: commitee chairperson, SCORE, Beaver Street Enterprise Center
Board of Advisors
- William Fyfe, Ph.D., Professor emeritus and former chair of the Geology Department and Dean of Science at the University of Western Ontario, and former President of the International Union of the Geophysical Scientists
- Ward Chesworth, Ph.D., University of Guelph
- Peter van Straaten, Ph.D., University of Guelph, author of Rocks for Crops
- Dr. Robin Szmidt, Active Compost Limited, Soil Remineralization Forum (UK)
- Bob Cannard, Cannard Farms, Greenstring Institute
- Dr. John Todd, Ocean Arks International and the Center for Restoration of Waters
- Dr. Lee Klinger, Sudden Oak Life
- Greg Watson, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Projects
- Agroforestry Project in Costa Rica: Food, Fuel, and Income to Sustain Local Communities
- A model project intercropped with commercial hardwoods, fruit trees, and Jatropha, which produces a sustainable biofuel while regenerating the soil. This project is directed by award-winning ecological designer Dr. John Todd of Ocean Arks International (OAI.)
- Real Food Campaign
- Will make Nutrient Dense Food available in the marketplace and create a new standard for food quality.
- Coordinates and supports all programs that produce healthier and more nutrient-dense crops for our food supply.
- The campaign will achieve its objectives by focusing on the incentives of the constituencies involved. Through popularizing these principles and techniques, RFC hopes to assist farmers and consultants in increasing overall crop yield and quality, and attaining environmental benefits. For the consumer, the higher nutritional quality of NDF is demonstrated by superior taste, a longer shelf life, and a vast range of health benefits.
- Become a Carbon Neutral Program
- Our partnership effort with OAI is the only carbon-offset program utilizing soil remineralization, and is unequaled in both overall growth and carbon sequestration.
Events
- 25-27 February 2009, Las Vegas, NV, USA: RETECH 2009 - RETECH (Renewable Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition)
- A booth at RETECH 2009 will be shared by RPM Ecosystems LLC, the International Biochar Initiative, Remineralize the Earth and The Real Food Campaign[3]
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