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January 9, 2012

We just added three more members to our group: Matt Banchero, a local arborist and biochar enthusiast; Laurie Gallian, Sonoma…

December 20, 2011

We’d like to welcome two new members to the Sonoma Biochar Initiative: Benjamin Colby of Swallow Valley Farm and Charles…

December 20, 2011

11.5 tons of biochar was delivered to the Sonoma Biochar Initiative this cold, December morning. The char is being stored…

December 15, 2011

The Sonoma Biochar Initiative was recently awarded a $1000 “Power Your Community” grant from our local utility, P. G. &…

October 31, 2011

On Monday 10/24 our Biochar Working Group, consisting of SBI members and Sonoma County agencies, traveled to All Power Labs…

October 10, 2011

The following newsflash from CalCan could have significant implications for the widespread installation of certain biochar production facilities in rural…

October 8, 2011

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that $225,875 is being awarded to four entities in…

October 4, 2011

The following, composed by New England Biochar partner Bob Wells, sums up that company’s approach to biochar education.   Marissa,…

September 28, 2011

  I attended a talk recently at Dominican University of California by the amazing Dr. Vandana Shiva, the Indian anti-GMO,…

September 21, 2011

Hosted by the girl and the fig family of restaurants, owner Sondra Bernstein and executive chef John Toulze at their…

September 19, 2011

Our next general meeting is on Monday, Sept 26th 2011 at the offices of the Regional Climate Protection Authority in…