CONGRATULATIONS!

You completed the 2020 USBI Learner Survey and earned a free 12-month directory listing!

If you are a business or organization in North America (including Mexico and Canada) with a major focus on biochar, click here to complete your listing. This link is exclusive to you - thank you for not sharing. 

Be sure that you scroll down to complete all sections and hit "save".  New listings take from one to two weeks to process. 

Join the North American Biochar Directory - Get your listing now!

We are building the most comprehensive biochar directory for the US market.

The US Biochar Initiative's searchable North American directory includes biochar suppliers, equipment manufacturers, researchers, consultants, and organizations. 

• Help customers find your business (Upload your logo!)
• Your organization can be listed in more than one directory where appropriate.
• Find out who needs your services
• Discover organizations that are working on biochar solutions
• Directory participants are often highlighted in USBI newsletters, blog entries, and social media posts
   

Join the directory, search the directory, and use the directory to connect with others in the North American biochar network. Together we are putting the world's carbon budget back in the black!

Once you enter your information, you will be directed to the USBI donation page. A minimum donation of $50 annually for each directory entry is requested but not mandatory. Please note, USBI counts on contributions from teams like yours to make programs like this available. Please give generously to support and grow the industry.

For those looking to increase their visibility in the biochar market, consider running a monthly ad in our newsletter. Ads start at just $250 per issue and are sent to an audience of 8,000+ biochar enthusiasts monthly. Contact john@biochar-us.org for additional details.
 

CATEGORIES 

• Producers (Those who make and sell biochar.)
• Distributors (Distribution channels, wholesale/retail locations, biochar blends, etc.)
• Equipment Manufacturers (Equipment that assists in making biochar.)
• Laboratory  (Testing for standards and validation.)
• Professional Services (Installers, on-site conversion to biochar, consultants, and finance.)
• Regional Groups (Non-profit or enthusiast groups supporting local biochar activities.)
   

APPLICATION DIRECTIONS

Review the information on the form first. Make sure you are ready to answer it completely. Once ready, be sure to fill out as much as you can about your sector, products, applications, technology, and the scale of your operations. Be certain to click on the "Save" button. After our review, you with be contacted by someone from the USBI team and then your listing will be published to the USBI Biochar Directory service.

Apply here: USBI Directory Listing Application

Please email info@biochar-us.org with questions.

Thank you for your interest in participating. We look forward to working with you for years to come.

The Biochar Labeling Guidance Document provides information about the registration of biochar products. States vary in their requirements as do the biochar products themselves based on what their intended end use is. 

The data required on a product label depends on what the product is sold as, which is closely related to the claims (product benefits) made on the label. Biochar is typically sold as either a soil amendment or fertilizer.

General Labeling Requirements:
Soil Amendment Label

•  Net volume (and in some states, weight also)
•  Brand name
•  Guaranteed analysis – ingredient type statement
•  Purpose of product
•  Directions for application
•  Name and address of the applicant

Fertilizer Label

• Net weight
• Brand and grade
• Guaranteed analysis – chemical breakdown (e.g., WIN)
• Directions for use for fertilizer distributed to the end user
• Derivative statement – source of nutrients
• Name and address of registrant / licensee

The full report can be read here: Biochar Labeling Guidance Document

Building the Future from the Ground Up

A not-for-profit organization promoting the sustainable production and use of biochar through research, policy, technology and implementation!

Our Vision

To leave a legacy of fertile soils and carbon sequestered by raising awareness of and increasing the utilization of biochar through collaborative efforts with organizations involved in production, application, and research.

Our Mission

Promoting biochar in North America for sustainable food security, improved soil fertility, environment, and climate resilience.

Our Solutions

Fully engage the scientific, agriculture, and biomass communities to use safe, stable, sustainable biochar through collaboration to learn, educate, inform, demonstrate, and develop markets, policy incentives, and quality standards.

2023 Goals

Biochar Production and Use 100,000 tons per year (~250,000 tons CO2 equivalent, or 54,000 passenger vehicles per year)

• Biochar quality grades and uses
• Standardize methods of analysis
• Reduce Production Costs (materials, transport, conversion)
• Biochar Industry Association – engage industry participation

Biochar Markets, Education and Demonstration

• Support biochar users through communications, conferences
• Industry Directory to connect users with suppliers
• Research and demonstrate uses
• Key sector strategic alliances: composting, construction and Demolition, Recycling, Biomass Power, Ag Processing
• Policy (Legislation, state)
• Enable Biochar for Feed
• Incentive Programs for use (e.g. carbon protocol, loan guarantees)

Thanks to our recent Biochar Community Conversations grant, team member, Kelsey Crane, produced this fun video!

Disclaimer: This video was funded through a grant form the Washington State Department of Ecology.  While this video was reviewed for grant consistency, this does not necessarily constitute endorsement by Eoclogy.