19th Century Use of Charcoal/Biochar

Steven Edholm has published a fascinating collection stories of farmers using charcoal/biochar in Europe and America in the 19th Century. Check out his Blog here: TurkeySong Blog

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The Science of Biochar

More than a decade ago now, renowned soil scientist Wim Sombroek (1934-2003) brought to light the impressive performance of dark soils in the Amazon Basin. He along with fellow early scientists Johannes Lehmann, Dirse C. Kern, Bruno Glaser, William I. Woods among others help to establish the potential of what we now know as biochar. [...]

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SBI Applies for Conservation Innovation Grant

  The Sonoma Biochar Initiative (SBI), in partnership with Southern Sonoma County Resource Conservation District as lead applicant, recently submitted an application for federal funding under USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Conservation Innovation Grant program.  The proposed project features a launch of biochar production from local biomass, field trials with local farmers, and education and [...]

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Welcome Newest SBI Members

We would like to thank the following people for joining SBI and helping us to fulfill our mission of education and promotion of the biochar industry: Kelpie Wilson, Michael Wittman, Philip Small, Frank Shields, Adam Seger, Janet Laughlin & Renel Anderson.

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SBI Advocates Cap and Trade Investments in Biochar for Agriculture

In a recent letter to Assemblymembers Perez, Blumenfield, Gordon and Feuntes and Senators Steinberg, Leno, Simitian and Kehoe, initiated by CalCAN, the California Climate and Agriculture Network, the Sonoma Biochar Initiative (SBI) urged that biochar, a climate response tool and a material to benefit agriculture, be considered for investment under the cap-and-trade fee revenue that [...]

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