Though I spend a lot of time thinking about how biochar interacts with soils, I was thrilled to read this awesome publication about how biochar increase the efficiency in which cows turn food into mass. The science is young on this … Continue reading
If you’re reading this, first of all, good for you for being part of the biochar movement! Biochar does us no good when it is only in our heads—the real change happens as soon as you buy/make biochar and put … Continue reading
Hello! My name is Biochar Bob! I’m glad you stopped by my blog—I have lots to share. On here you’ll find a ton of biochar info, stories about the people I meet, coverage of the newest biochar science, ideas I … Continue reading
Meet Biochar Bob. See Biochar Bob go. Go, Biochar Bob! Go! Biochar Bob highlights some of the efforts of the Char Alliance for the First Tier (CAFT), an initiative co-founded by our parent company, The Biochar Company, to improve best … Continue reading
Biochar: the new compost? This post from our friends at Holstee discusses our parent company, The Biochar Company, and some of our vision and initiative. Original post can be found here: http://blog.holstee.com/post/32199703787/biochar-the-new-compost The Holstee folks are famous for their Holstee … Continue reading
The big news this week on the biochar topic train is the 2012 US Biochar Conference that is being held in Sonoma County, California. The United States Biochar Initiative (USBI) selected the Sonoma Biochar Initiative (SBI) in partnership with the … Continue reading
Hello there. Here are this week’s top stories in biochar. IBI Biochar Standards In a Nutshell For the curious: in order to get the stamp of approval from the International Biochar Initiative on your product, your biochar must fall into … Continue reading
view original post here: http://gardenerscott.blogspot.com/2012/06/using-biochar-in-garden.html Biochar is a great amendment for any garden soil. I wrote about the wonder product a month ago (May 9, 2012, “What is Biochar?“), and have incorporated it in a few of my garden beds … Continue reading
Hello biochar fans. Here are the top stories we found this week in the world of biochar. Blanket is CO2 Absorber, Fertilizer and Kiln The Discovery News website just ran a feature discussing how a specially engineered blanket can convert … Continue reading
I’m just on the plane back from Boston after a whirlwind week brimming with inspiration at the YouthTrade Launch and Conscious Capitalism conference. What are these things, you ask…? YouthTrade is a new labeling system (think Organic, or Fair Trade) … Continue reading