How To Work with Biochar

Biochar in the Field

Chances are, there is already some biochar in your field.  It occurs naturally, it has been used in farming by generations past and it lasts a really, really long time.  What are the best ways to use biochar in the field?

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Biochar in the Garden.

With gardening, the name of the game is productivity.  While the lines between farming and gardening can be blurry, gardening is typically something we think of as smaller in size and closer to home.

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Biochar in the Nursery

Biochar is lightweight, porous, holds water and nutrients, and green plants look great against black.  As a potting media component for nurseries it is an absolutely perfect fit.

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Biochar in Composting.

This is it.  Perhaps the most efficient place to start with biochar.  Biochar’s use in the composting process is a win-win-win. 

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Biochar in Agriculture

Biochar is not a new material.  It exists in soils naturally and has been used in land management and food production for millennia. 

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Waste Management

 Sterilized, reduced in size and weight and upgraded to a longer lasting (and often more valuable) form of carbon. These are the attributes of biochar production that seem most appealing to the general audience of folks who are tasked with solving waste management issues. 

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Energy Production

 Plants capture energy from the sun. Some of that energy is used to transform carbon dioxide into more complex forms of carbon within their bodies.

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Climate Change Mitigation

 There is a carbon imbalance. This imbalance is the seen as the most influential factor in the great Climate Change that we are beginning to experience.

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