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From Smoke to Biochar: Carbonizing at Big Table Farm, Gaston Ore.
When Big Table Farm wanted to expand their vineyard, they searched for a better solution than the standard open pile burn.
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Smoke Into Biochar: Safe Burn Practices for Recovering Biochar for Use in Soil and Compost
The top-down pile burning technique is a cleaner burning fire that produces biochar. This guideline gives step-by-step instructions for making biochar…
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Open Source Kiln Drawings: Oregon Kiln and Ring of Fire Kiln
The Umpqua Biochar Education Team developed flame cap kilns for an NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant.
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Using a Flame Cap Kiln
The Umpqua Biochar Education Team developed flame cap kilns for an NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant.
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Biochar Potential To Enhance Forest Resilience, Seedling Quality, and Nursery Efficiency
This 7-page fact sheet from the US Forest Service describes several methods for making and using biochar in forest soils and tree nurseries.
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Scaling Biochar Forum October 13&14, 2020
This Webinar series organized by the Sonoma Biochar Initiative and the California Biochar Association took place over two mornings on October 13 and…
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Low-tech flame carbonizers for biochar production: Theory and Applications
Biochar is made by applying heat to biomass in the absence of oxygen.
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Hazardous Fuels Reduction Using Flame Cap Biochar Kilns
This fact sheet describes a do-it-yourself technique for making small-batch biochar.
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Big Box Biochar
Learn how Utah State University Forestry Extension is making big box biochar in the Intermountain West. By using low-value waste wood, our team is…