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 ...

Biochar is a form of charcoal (mostly carbon) produced by heating organic matter in the absence of oxygen, a process called pyrolysis. This avoids the production of carbon dioxide and locks up the ...

Biochar can be produced from a variety of feedstocks, including wood chips, corn cobs, or separated manure solids. Its ...

A new study reveals an innovative fertilizer technology that could make agriculture more efficient, sustainable, and ...

Nick Cuchetti, a farmer and board secretary of Missouri Organic Association, holds biochar at Oaklee Rose Farm in Luebbering, Missouri. Biochar is an organic waste material that can help improve soil ...

A new long-term field study reveals that biochar, a carbon-rich material derived from biomass, can significantly enhance soil ...

When Beauregard Burgess and three friends decided to start a hog and poultry farm in 2015, they chose an odd location: 20 acres of swampy land on the east side of Homer, Alaska, a coastal hamlet south ...

Biochar is a soil additive that can help store carbon dioxide for centuries. Cities in Minnesota and Nebraska plan to build biochar plants similar to those in Nordic countries. Climate scientists ...

A new long-term field study reveals that biochar, a carbon-rich material derived from biomass, can significantly enhance soil carbon storage by ...