Biochar Basics

Biochar Increases Plant Survival

Read case studies in how biochar improved plant survival rates, boosted yeilds, and saved money. Sandy soils particularly benefitted from biochar.

Digital version of the USBI Biochar In Compost Fact Sheet created in 2022

Improve compost and save money.

Biochar in New York State: Benefits and Challenges Moving Forward

In this episode of In Search of Soil, we’ll be getting information about biochar straight from a biochar expert, Kelpie Wilson.

Podcast by @DavidLeeButler | Sep 11, 2021 | Podcast | 0 comments

The Great Lakes Biochar Network aims to be a centralized hub for biochar information relevant to the Great Lakes region. This website offers articles, publications, videos, human resources and a webinar series on biochar topics.

This article describes a biochar learning module for students. During the fall of 2013, Cornerstone Learning Community middle school life science students produced 45 kg of biochar in a 55-gallon drum pyrolysis unit.

Biochar, otherwise known as charcoal, is an age-old method of increasing soil health. Learn more about the science and how to make your own biochar from expert Kai Hoffman-Krull.

Thanks to USBI, Biochar Is a US Forest Service Wood Innovation Success Story

The Great Plains Biochar Initiative (GPBI) aims to improve biochar awareness and market development in the Great Plains. For questions about the Great Plains Biochar Initiative or biochar-related topics, don’t hesitate to reach out