Why Gardeners Swear by Biochar — And How You Can Make Your Own originally appeared on Dengarden. It's possible you've heard of biochar or know someone who uses it, but if you're reading this, then you ...
In a forested area near the tiny town of Riddle on Oregon’s west side, Ken Carloni kneels to examine a native orchid. His white ponytail juts out from under a newsboy cap. To the south, a mosaic of ...
Biochar can help turn agricultural waste into clean hydrogen fuel while cutting carbon pollution, according to a new study in ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... You might not think of burying charcoal briquettes in your garden, and you definitely should not do that. But you might consider adding biochar, the ...
According to a new study, as much as 12 percent of the world’s human-caused greenhouse gas emissions could be sustainably offset by producing biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from plants and ...
A research team from Hefei University of Technology, Zhejiang University, and South China University of Technology has discovered that adding specially treated biochar to cement can significantly ...
It's the oldest thing you've never heard of, says Claire Spreadbury. Biochar is thousands of years old, and was first discovered by ancient Amazonian tribes. It's loved by many of the UK's gardening ...
When the Spanish conquistadors returned from the New World in 1542 with tales of great wealth along the Amazon River, they may have been talking about soil. Researchers have found the Amazon basin ...