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Activated Biochar

3/15/2017

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A while back Manny received a request to construct a Kon-Tiki oven. This oven is used to turn organic matter, such as wood, manure, or leaves under limited supply of oxygen and at relatively high temperatures (around 700°C), into Biochar. Biochar is charcoal used as a soil amendment. It is a stable solid, rich in carbon, and can endure in soil for thousands of years. Like most charcoal, biochar is made from biomass via pyrolysis.

Biochar is under investigation as an approach to carbon sequestration. It thus has the potential to help mitigate climate change via carbon sequestration. Independently, biochar can increase soil fertility of acidic soils (low pH soils), increase agricultural productivity, and provide protection against some foliar and soil-borne diseases.

We are using biochar, which is activated with Effective Microorganism, in our garden as a fertilizer and soil enhancer, and can already see the difference in the soil and produce.
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