Biochar Int’l Feed
- IBI Members Approve First International Biochar Standards[…]
- The Electric Power Research Institute releases new report: "Blue Sky" Approaches to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Initial Assessment of Potential New Types of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offsets (includes biochar)[…]
- IBI publishes new white paper - Implications and Risks of Potential Dioxin Presence in Biochar[…]
- Important Updates from the 4th IBI International Biochar Congress, September 2012 in Beijing, China[…]
- Announcing "Biochar: The Soil is the Limit!" Conference in Wageningen, the Netherlands May 24 - 25 (registration deadline May 7)[…]
About Us
The Sonoma Biochar Initiative (SBI), founded in 2009, is a California-based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting biochar education, production and use throughout Sonoma County. SBI operates under the fiscal sponsorship of the Sonoma Ecology Center (SEC) [www.sonomaecologycenter.org]. We interact with our strategic partners to educate local agricultural operators (including vineyard managers), local government officials, and [...]
Mission
SBI’s primary mission is to educate the wide range of affected stakeholders in the advantages of biochar as a key tool in Sonoma County (CA) to achieve both effective climate policy and program implementation and accelerated, sustainable agricultural productivity improvement. We consciously promote biochar production and application as the “fast mitigation technology” cited in international [...]
Resources
Videos Ray Gallian of Sonoma Biochar Initiative explains Biochar Biochar/Agrichar/Terra Preta The promise of Biochar The promise of Biochar Part 2 On the Farm Biochar_ A product for the future Making Biochar: with Peter Hirst of New England Biochar Rice Hull Biochar Trial Hangzhou, China 2007 Biochar Potential or Pitfall? Carbon Storage vs Soil Quality [...]
Join Us
The Sonoma Biochar Initiative (SBI) in partnership with the Sonoma Ecology Center are please to announce that they have been selected by United States Biochar Initiative (USBI) to host the 2012 US Biochar Conference in Sonoma County, California from July 29 to August 1, 2012. Go to the 2012 Biochar Conference Website for more information about submitting abstracts or sponsorship opportunities. Conference registration will open in February. 2012 US Biochar Conference is designed to advance our understanding of the economic, science and policy issues related to biochar as both an amendment for soils as well as agent for carbon sequestration. California’s reputation for progressive policy and venture capital resources provide an excellent setting for showcasing new innovative technologies like biochar. The 2012 conference will bring together growers, entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, policymakers, policy analysts, engineers, producers, users, and students on the topic of biochar....
