Biochar Int’l Feed
- Looking for Biochar technologies for European Union contest: Submit letter of intent by Feb 29, 2012[…]
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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....
Blog Posts
Three more members
We just added three more members to our group: Matt Banchero, a local arborist and biochar enthusiast; Laurie Gallian, Sonoma City Councilwoman and former mayor; and Oren Wool, organizer of the Sustainable Enterprise Conference and the Conference Director for the USBI Biochar Conference at Sonoma State University from July 29 to Aug. 1. Thank you all for supporting SBI! Read More →
New Members!
We’d like to welcome two new members to the Sonoma Biochar Initiative: Benjamin Colby of Swallow Valley Farm and Charles Berkstresser of TragaLuz. Thank you for supporting our efforts to educate Sonoma County residents and promote use of biochar to build healthy soils and redirect carbon. Read More →
