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June 27, 2013

Cool Planet Energy Systems, a promising venture that seeks to make advanced biofuels and biochar from “waste” and sustainably produced…

June 12, 2013

Just a quick reminder that we are hosting a community meeting tonight at the Sonoma Grange, from 6:30 to 8:30…

May 9, 2013

We have just confirmed two keynote speakers for our next Community Meeting on June 12th at the Sonoma Grange. First,…

May 8, 2013

SBI has been incredibly busy these last two months with grant proposals, educational outreach and Open Burn workshops. We have…

April 27, 2013

The Citizen Science Project reached its goal today of distributing 200 free bags of biochar and compost to gardeners around…

April 15, 2013

Here is a wonderful short video showing young people working to make the promise of biochar a reality.

April 14, 2013

Volunteers from the Sonoma Biochar Initiative, the Sonoma Ecology Center Garden Park, and Green Valley Village filled bags of biochar…

April 6, 2013

Help us explore how biochar works in local soils using your personal, community, or school garden. Biochar has been shown…

April 6, 2013

The Sonoma Biochar Initiative received word on Friday that our California GIG grant application to fund the development and study…

April 4, 2013

The Sonoma Ecology Center, Transition Sonoma Valley, The Sonoma Biochar Initiative (SBI), and many other local organizations, businesses, and citizens…

March 23, 2013

Though this article discusses the 2011 growing season in Europe, it is highly topical and relevant for our own North…

March 22, 2013

Here is another fantastic article from Hans-Peter Schmidt’s Ithaka Journal: 55 Uses for Biochar Hans-Peter makes a great case for…