March has been a busy month for the Carbon Positive Project, and has included harvesting the tomato crop, finalising the plan for what happens after harvest, and planting our winter cover crops. Hand Harvest Yield was measured by both hand-harvesting sub-samples, and machine harvesting each plot individually. The hand measurements were taken from four 0.5…
Month: March 2024
Soil Recovery After Cyclone Gabrielle “Building Back Better”
Baseline Sampling Project It has been over a year since Cyclone Gabrielle caused devastation to many parts of the North Island, however the impact of the flood is still being felt by many, as people rebuild homes and businesses. As the water subsided, a group of us began a baseline study, sampling soil and sediment…