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"May rocks their silence break and speak nationally through a better knowledge of soil for food as the basis of national health and thereby a national strength for the prevention of war and for the simplest road to peace. Our future national strength must rest in our soils" - William Albrecht
"May rocks their silence break and speak nationally through a better knowledge of soil for food as the basis of national health and thereby a national strength for the prevention of war and for the simplest road to peace. Our future national strength must rest in our soils" - William Albrecht
ROCK DUST: Truckload Loose Bulk, Heavy Sack, and Small Orders Welcomed. National, International.
Basalt, Granite, Glacial, Feldspar, Hornblende, Mica Schist, Carbonaceous Clay, Leonardite (Humate), Lignite, Peat, Magnetite, Calcium Silicate, Calcium Phosphate, Carbonatite, Expanded Aggregates, Pumice, Lava, Montmorillonite, Diatomite, Kaolin, Humic Shale, Flavonoids, Sea Products, Crop Synergists, Specialty Agrominerals...
Most of our Rock Dust Materials are Approved Using National Organic Program Standards (USDA/NOP)
Basalt, Granite, Glacial, Feldspar, Hornblende, Mica Schist, Carbonaceous Clay, Leonardite (Humate), Lignite, Peat, Magnetite, Calcium Silicate, Calcium Phosphate, Carbonatite, Expanded Aggregates, Pumice, Lava, Montmorillonite, Diatomite, Kaolin, Humic Shale, Flavonoids, Sea Products, Crop Synergists, Specialty Agrominerals...
Most of our Rock Dust Materials are Approved Using National Organic Program Standards (USDA/NOP)
WHAT IS ROCK DUST LOCAL?
- Rock Dust Local is the first company in North America specializing in the local sourcing and delivery of the BEST (Broad Elemental Spectrum Tectonic) rock dusts for remineralization, and enhanced weathering, with the technical knowhow to build these materials into biological management systems at any scale.
- Maintains the worlds most extensive catalog of local sourcing and nation-wide delivery of the highest value rock dust products
- Nation wide delivery of high value water soluble and dispersible humate granules and humate blends
- Local sourcing and nation-wide delivery of the highest value biochar products
- Carrying a complete line of the highest quality biological inoculants
- Providing complete geochemical and chemical analysis for rock dust and biochar
- Meet or exceed USDA/NOP standards for certified organic production where required
- Applications: agriculture, forestry, land management, nutrient management, mitigation, soil or soil-less media, composting, waste management, biomass energy production, feed optimization, fertilizers, enhanced weathering, and energetics
- Products: Rock Dust, BioChar, Organic Fertilizers, Humates, Sea Products, Inoculants, Soil and Soil-less Media, Lightweight Aggregates, Crop Synergists, Humic and Fulvic Acid, Liquid Concentrates, and MANY MORE!
"... a one-pound stone might have a surface area of 12 square inches. Ground to about 200 mesh, it would have a surface area of about 8 acres. One ton would therefore have a surface area of 16,000 acres. The significant thing about that 16,000 acres is that it is all freshly-broken stone with the useful elements exposed right on the surface. These elements are readily available for extraction by the microorganisms."
- John Hamaker
The Survival of Civilization
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- John Hamaker
The Survival of Civilization
Read the Book>
CLIMATE STABILIZATION TRIAD: CARBON, MINERALS AND MICROBES
NEXUS: NEGATIVE EMISSIONS X UNIFIED STRATEGY = DRAWDOWN
THE NEXUS PAPER: READ THE WHITE PAPER
PUBLISHED BY THOMAS VANACORE, FOUNDER AND CEO of ROCK DUST LOCAL
ON MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE WITHIN THE CENTURY>
NEXUS: NEGATIVE EMISSIONS X UNIFIED STRATEGY = DRAWDOWN
THE NEXUS PAPER: READ THE WHITE PAPER
PUBLISHED BY THOMAS VANACORE, FOUNDER AND CEO of ROCK DUST LOCAL
ON MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE WITHIN THE CENTURY>
Rock Dust Local Supports Leading Science:
UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment
Working Lands Innovation Center
UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment
Working Lands Innovation Center
Q: What does sequestering carbon look like?
A: See below!
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Growing food using biological practices captures carbon in soils while building nutrition in produce.
Biologic Farmers are in the front line of combating climate change. They are also at the foundation of good "health care". You are what you eat. Go "Nutrient Dense" ! ~ SPREAD THE JOY!!! |
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Using the BEST rock dusts for remineralization captures carbon in soils, feeds the microbes while building nutrient density in plants. Dr. James Hansen and other leading climatologists support the deployment of rock dust for "Enhanced Weathering", a method of capturing carbon and helping to revitalize the oceans downstream, thereby stabilizing the climate within 100 years.
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Ground work
A Growing Problem: Declining fertility, soil depletion and erosion is well documented. Nutrient value in growing mediums and top soils has diminished on farms and forest land. Poor management practices and natural mineral depletion has resulted in the diminishing profitability of commercial farms and the decline of nutritional value in crops. Declining nutritional content in food can be readily linked to declining health.
Remineralization Revitalizes Living Systems: Remineralization is a global initiative carried out through local land management practices which revitalize biologic ecosystems. Increased nutrient value in food imparts health up and down the food chain. The sustainable local sourcing of mineral rich rock dusts for agriculture and forestry contributes to good health locally. Globally, it supports geo-therapy initiatives aimed at capturing atmospheric carbon, stabilizing the climate by reducing atmospheric greenhouse gases. SOIL HAS THE GREATER POTENTIAL TO CAPTURE ATMOSPHERIC CARBON THAN ANY MAN MADE TECHNOLOGY. ROCK DUST LOCAL SUPPORTS BIOLOGIC FARMING and FORESTRY INITIATIVES.
Download the "Carbon Smart" white paper.
ROCK DUST LOCAL MISSION
Rock Dust Local is dedicated to the revitalization of Earth's green mantle acre by acre.
REVIVE THE PLANET!
READ MORE HERE. THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.
Remineralization Revitalizes Living Systems: Remineralization is a global initiative carried out through local land management practices which revitalize biologic ecosystems. Increased nutrient value in food imparts health up and down the food chain. The sustainable local sourcing of mineral rich rock dusts for agriculture and forestry contributes to good health locally. Globally, it supports geo-therapy initiatives aimed at capturing atmospheric carbon, stabilizing the climate by reducing atmospheric greenhouse gases. SOIL HAS THE GREATER POTENTIAL TO CAPTURE ATMOSPHERIC CARBON THAN ANY MAN MADE TECHNOLOGY. ROCK DUST LOCAL SUPPORTS BIOLOGIC FARMING and FORESTRY INITIATIVES.
Download the "Carbon Smart" white paper.
ROCK DUST LOCAL MISSION
Rock Dust Local is dedicated to the revitalization of Earth's green mantle acre by acre.
REVIVE THE PLANET!
READ MORE HERE. THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.
The Unsettling of America
Culture & Agriculture (An excerpt from the book of the same title) © 1977 Wendell Berry, Counterpoint Press:
HEALTH AND WORK
The modern urban-industrial society is based on a series of radical disconnections between body and soul, husband and wife, marriage and community, community and the earth. At each of these points of disconnection the collaboration of corporation, government, and expert sets up a profit-making enterprise that results in the further dismemberment and impoverishment of the Creation... Only by restoring the broken connections can we be healed... In gardening, for instance, one works with the body to feed the body. The work, if it is knowledgeable, makes for excellent food. And it makes one hungry. The work thus makes eating both nourishing and joyful, not consumptive, and keeps the eater from getting fat and weak. This is health, wholeness, source of delight. And such a solution, unlike the typical industrial solution, does not cause new problems. - Wendell Berry.
Culture & Agriculture (An excerpt from the book of the same title) © 1977 Wendell Berry, Counterpoint Press:
HEALTH AND WORK
The modern urban-industrial society is based on a series of radical disconnections between body and soul, husband and wife, marriage and community, community and the earth. At each of these points of disconnection the collaboration of corporation, government, and expert sets up a profit-making enterprise that results in the further dismemberment and impoverishment of the Creation... Only by restoring the broken connections can we be healed... In gardening, for instance, one works with the body to feed the body. The work, if it is knowledgeable, makes for excellent food. And it makes one hungry. The work thus makes eating both nourishing and joyful, not consumptive, and keeps the eater from getting fat and weak. This is health, wholeness, source of delight. And such a solution, unlike the typical industrial solution, does not cause new problems. - Wendell Berry.
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LIFE's ROCKY START
NOVA production illustrating the connection between the origin of life and rocks and minerals. Learn why the Basalt is the mother of life. < Click on the image for an hour of wonder. |
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Eelco J. Rohling's new book is a "must read" for anyone interested in solving the biggest problem facing civilization today.
A comprehensive look at integrating rock dust and biochar into a regenerative management strategy as a foundation for revitalizing the planet. Go to the publisher to purchase the book>> Read the academic paper from Rohling et. al: Enhancing natural cycles in agro-ecosystems to boost plant carbon capture and soil storage Wolfram Buss, Kirsty Yeates, Eelco J Rohling, Justin Borevitz Oxford Open Climate Change, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2021, kgab006, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfclm/kgab006 Download the pdf here>> |
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YOUNG PEOPLE's BURDEN:
Requirement of Negative CO2 Emissions James Hansen et. al., Published in Journal of Earth System Dynamics, June 2017 Going Beyond Renewables...What we need to do to control runaway climate change within a century. The most complete scientific discussion to date. Download and Read >>>HERE |
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VIDEO ON THE USE OF THE BLUE RIDGE BASALT FOR A 5 YEAR STUDY ON "ENHANCED WEATHERING". READ THE SCIENCE >
Increased yield and CO2 sequestration potential with the C4 cereal Sorghum bicolor cultivated in basaltic rock dust-amended agricultural soil
Kelland ME, Wade PW, Lewis AL, et al. Glob Change Biol. 2020;00: 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15089 Global Change Biology
Publication of a Primary Research Article
SIGNIFICANT SCIENCE ON THE USE OF BASALT ROCK DUST FOR ENHANCED WEATHERING AND GLOBAL CLIMATE STABILIZATION IN FARM AND FOREST.
READ THE ARTICLE IN FULL>
Kelland ME, Wade PW, Lewis AL, et al. Glob Change Biol. 2020;00: 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15089 Global Change Biology
Publication of a Primary Research Article
SIGNIFICANT SCIENCE ON THE USE OF BASALT ROCK DUST FOR ENHANCED WEATHERING AND GLOBAL CLIMATE STABILIZATION IN FARM AND FOREST.
READ THE ARTICLE IN FULL>
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WHAT if...We Change? John D. Liu's #1 Documentary on Restorative Permaculture and the Future of a Positive Environmental Movement Worldwide. Click on the image for an inspirational story > (don't forget to come back!~) |
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ROYAL SOCIETY OF LETTERS:
Potential of global croplands and bioenergy crops for climate change mitigation through deployment for enhanced weathering.
Kantola IB, Masters MD, Beerling DJ, Long SP, DeLucia EH 2017
Abstract:
Conventional row crop agriculture for both food and fuel is a source of carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) to the atmosphere, and intensifying production on agricultural land increases the potential for soil C loss and soil acidification due to fertilizer use. Enhanced weathering (EW) in agricultural soils-applying crushed silicate rock as a soil amendment- is a method for combating global climate change while increasing nutrient availability to plants. EW uses land that is already producing food and fuel to sequester carbon (C), and reduces N2O loss through pH buffering. As biofuel use increases, EW in bioenergy crops offers the opportunity to sequester CO2 while reducing fossil fuel combustion. Uncertainties remain in the long-term effects and global implications of large-scale efforts to directly manipulate Earth's atmospheric CO2 composition, but EW in agricultural lands is an opportunity to employ these soils to sequester atmospheric C while benefitting crop production and the global climate.
DOWNLOAD THE ARTICLE >
Potential of global croplands and bioenergy crops for climate change mitigation through deployment for enhanced weathering.
Kantola IB, Masters MD, Beerling DJ, Long SP, DeLucia EH 2017
Abstract:
Conventional row crop agriculture for both food and fuel is a source of carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) to the atmosphere, and intensifying production on agricultural land increases the potential for soil C loss and soil acidification due to fertilizer use. Enhanced weathering (EW) in agricultural soils-applying crushed silicate rock as a soil amendment- is a method for combating global climate change while increasing nutrient availability to plants. EW uses land that is already producing food and fuel to sequester carbon (C), and reduces N2O loss through pH buffering. As biofuel use increases, EW in bioenergy crops offers the opportunity to sequester CO2 while reducing fossil fuel combustion. Uncertainties remain in the long-term effects and global implications of large-scale efforts to directly manipulate Earth's atmospheric CO2 composition, but EW in agricultural lands is an opportunity to employ these soils to sequester atmospheric C while benefitting crop production and the global climate.
DOWNLOAD THE ARTICLE >
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"Enhanced Weathering Strategies for Stabilizing Climate and Averting Ocean Acidification"
A peer reviewed scientific article published in 2015 using the most advanced climate models combined with geo-biology outlining the potential use of terrestrial applications of silicate rock dusts to reverse the catastrophic effects of global warming in this century. GO TO OPEN SOURCE TO READ THE ARTICLE! > |
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" Rapid Removal of Atmospheric CO2 by Urban Soils"
Carla-Leanne Washbourne, Elisa Lopez-Capel, Phil Renforth, Philippa L. Ascough, and David A.C. Manning
Environmental Science and Technology 2015, 49, 5434-5440 American Chemical Society © 2015
Carla-Leanne Washbourne, Elisa Lopez-Capel, Phil Renforth, Philippa L. Ascough, and David A.C. Manning
Environmental Science and Technology 2015, 49, 5434-5440 American Chemical Society © 2015
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A scientific article describing the ability of urban soils to CAPTURE and Sequester carbon through the process of rapid carbonation by silicate rich minerals.
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Remineralization Works!
Good Science Documents Results at New Harmony farm.
Results from New Harmony Farm plot tests in W. Newbury MA, 2012. Using the Pioneer Valley Basalt BrixBlend - with no other amendments applied - produced a significant increase in plant weight over the controls in the first season; up to a 200% increase documented. Applications of Pioneer Valley Basalt BrixBlend in concentrations exceeding recommended protocols by 100% resulted in a tailing off of weight with no other adverse effects documented. Soil emissions of CO2 diminished against the controls indicating positive benefit of capturing atmospheric CO2, a potent green house gas. Scientific projects continue documenting results of utilizing BEST* Rock Dusts and Bio-char in agriculture. Scientific work at New Harmony Farm continues. www.Newharmonyfarm.com
Scientific Article by Dr. Thomas Goreau et. al. PDF
Read much more in the Geotherapy book, scroll down for details.
Scientific Article by Dr. Thomas Goreau et. al. PDF
Read much more in the Geotherapy book, scroll down for details.
GOOD SCIENCE DOCUMENTING THE AGRONOMIC BENEFITS OF NATURAL WOLLASTONITE ORE, A HIGH CALCIUM
SILICATE FOR ENHANCED WEATHERING
AND REMINERALIZATION:
Fatima Haque, Rafael M. Santos, Animesh Dutta, Mahendra Thimmanagari, and Yi Wai Chiang
ACS Omega 2019 4 (1), 1425-1433
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02477
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LIVE LINKS and LISTS, INFO.
Online Resources: Holistic Orchard Network Leverhulme Center for Climate Change Mitigation lc3m.org Working Lands Innovation Center Remineralize.org Globalcoral.org Climatetruth.org Soil4climate.org Drawdown.org www.soilfoodweb.com Rodale Institute Slow Money Beetcoin Free Online Library www.soilandhealth.org Chelsea Green Publisher Ecological farming and more READINGS: Prof. Peter Van Straaten's Farming With Rocks and Minerals BREAD FROM STONES Julius Hensel's seminal work. 1894 Foundation of Remineralization David Yarrow's Let Freedom Ring Geology into Biology Carbon, Minerals and Microbes SURVIVAL OF CIVILIZATION John Hamaker and Don Weaver's Seminal Work, Free Online Copy! (Birth of the Remineralization Movement for Climate Stabilization on Land) MINERALIZATION Will it Reach You in Time? (Online Library) Albert Carter Savage Published in 1946 One of the first modern treatise on mineralization for food and feed and one of the fathers of soil mineralization and mineral balancing for optimum nutrient content Fifth Assessment Report IPCC Mitigation of Climate Change, Chapter 11: Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use GOOD SEEDS! QUALITY PRODUCE SEED SUPPLIERS
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Geotherapy: Innovative Methods of Soil Fertility, Restoration, Carbon Sequestration, and Reversing CO2 Increase
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