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Geoff Moxham Advocator of Biochar dies in a freak Accident

Image Geoff at Nimbin 2009 Video Interview: Giovanni and Geoff Moxham 9th may 2009

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Advocater for biochar and inventor, Geoff Moxham, died in a freak forest accident on Thursday 27th August. Geoff was interviewed by Giovanni Ebono on this site earlier this year.

It is believed that Moxham was killed while cutting rafters for a new biochar facility when a tree entangled by vines with another tree that he felled was pulled onto him.

A long term proponent of the efficacy of charcoal in improving soil fertility, Moxham was a tireless advocate for low-cost domestic biochar appliances. He was involved in a consortium that recently won a grant from UK-based Artists for Planet Earth to develop a robust stove for domestic use. In the same week, UK based public company Carbon Gold announced a carbon offset scheme based on biochar produced in their Sussex labroratory.