Not only does basalt work as a kind of fertilizer, it also traps carbon dioxide that would otherwise enter the atmosphere. Scientist Kwesi Joseph says using the rock dust on a large scale could have a real impact in reducing carbon emissions.
Kwesi Joseph digs into the basalt rock dust at the Hands and Heart Community GardenScott Heins for Gothamist
Joseph said he was inspired after seeing the effects from using rock dust in his own garden in Bedford-Stuyvesant. He started by “experimenting like crazy” in his backyard with an old, spindly rosebush that belonged to one of his wife’s family members. SGI, which mines basalt, sent a statement praising Joseph’s experiment as an example of “beneficial upcycling of our mined materials.”
Thanks to the community’s long-standing ties to the garden, Joseph feels a sense of stewardship of the space and the residents who use it.
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