Rocking the Farm

Monday October 5, 2026

Enhanced Rock Weathering traps CO2. As basalt dust breaks down, its minerals react with that gas from the air. They turn its carbon into a chemical form that can’t seep back into the air.

Have you ever heard of basalt? It is the most common rock in the Earth’s crust and ocean floors. The primary use of basalt is crushing it into coarse gravel to form a strong, structural…