Reply To: Biochar

[Mark]

Hi. Interested in this old thread if anyone is still following it. We have been producing Biochar on Hadrian’s Wall and trialling it in our food growing with significantly positive results. We use only waste wood from our woodland management and tree surgery operations – and we use a Kon-Tiki kiln that allows us to do a continuous feed process and ensure that the wood gases are burnt up through pyrolosis. Basically it is great for water and nutrient retention, provides homes for microbes and bacteria, and also improves soil structure for poorer soils. We have been giving away samples at local farmers’ market and other “growing” events – and this has then turned into sales when people have tried it out for themselves. We are starting to scale up the operation, getting ore local woodlands into production, and ensuring even more of a tree felled is put to good use. Just as a comment – biochar is a charcoal but it is made specifically for going int the ground – smaller sized pieces and made in a clean way!