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February 6, 2013

Here is an excellent article from European vineyard grower Hans-Peter Schmidt, a highly respected writer, farmer, and biochar enthusiast who…

December 19, 2012

If you have time over the holidays check out this video: Produced by the BBC, this program gives an excellent…

December 14, 2012

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml;jsessionid=cd36e5138d18004eeb1fc4f367a0?bill_id=201120120SB1122 This bill, signed into law by Gov. Brown on Sept. 27th, requires energy corporations to procure electricity from producers…

December 8, 2012

With our successful national conference now behind us, SBI’s Advisory Board has been hard at work developing strategies to build…

June 24, 2012

May 19, 2012

Steven Edholm has published a fascinating collection stories of farmers using charcoal/biochar in Europe and America in the 19th Century.…

May 17, 2012

More than a decade ago now, renowned soil scientist Wim Sombroek (1934-2003) brought to light the impressive performance of dark…

May 7, 2012

  The Sonoma Biochar Initiative (SBI), in partnership with Southern Sonoma County Resource Conservation District as lead applicant, recently submitted…

April 12, 2012

In a recent letter to Assemblymembers Perez, Blumenfield, Gordon and Feuntes and Senators Steinberg, Leno, Simitian and Kehoe, initiated by…

April 8, 2012

The Sonoma Biochar Initiative (SBI), in collaboration with Dr. Cecile Girardin of the UK Big Biochar Experiment, the Sonoma Valley…