Building the Future from the Ground Up
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Learning Database

Broad Range of Searchable Biochar Information

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Biochar and Blueberries Project with SARE

Rick Mareske and Regina Compernolle operate The Garden at Dogwood Forest, where they grow fruit and vegetables near Kansas City, Kansas.
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UC Davis Biochar Database

UC Davis has created a searchable database of biochar characteristics, including sorption characteristics.
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Composting with Biochar

Ideally, in composting you get paid a decent fee to receive, process and create a quality product. But what happens when it doesn’t go quite right ?
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The Devil is in the Process: Co-composting Biochar Could Benefit Crop Growth and the Environment

Biochar has the potential to sequester carbon and improve the properties of soils when used as an agricultural amendment.
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Beyond Application Fact Sheet

This is the companion Fact Sheet to the BIOCHAR GUIDELINES FOR AGRICULTURE APPLICATIONS document.
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How to Use Biochar in Compost

The Umpqua Biochar Education Team developed techniques for using biochar in composting for
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WHAT’S BIOCHAR? HOW TO STABILIZE CARBON IN YOUR SOIL

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…