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Interesting idea! I wonder if it could be modified to create some kind of carbon-based fertilizer from the saturated bed, to be used with farm equipment (perhaps limestone in conjunction with calcium?). Then, the farm equipment could produce fertilizer for the farm to be used later!

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In fact, I wonder if you can use calcium to capture the CO2 in the first place? When you're done, add it to the soil as fertilizer, and voila! You've buried your carbon AND helped plants grow better (capture more carbon)!

This is a super interesting idea. We hadn't thought of this application, but definitely one that we'll consider!

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