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 climate talks. In pursuit of these objectives, SBI actively promotes policies at local, state and federal government levels to foster early adoption of biochar production and application through appropriate carbon valuation and funding; technology support; offset protocols; and clear ways to define and address regulatory hurdles. SBI seeks to develop ongoing Sonoma County biochar demonstration projects designed to show the usefulness and viability of this emerging technology. Such projects include various components that together can link biochar production, GHG reduction, carbon sequestration, agricultural soil building and yield enhancement, water filtration, pollution mitigation, and energy cogeneration.

Sonoma Valley Vines in Fall