Normally I would post this on one of my environmental blogs, but the impact needed for this effort is truly of global importance. Since this blog is more widely read than my ecologically focused ones, this makes sense as a platform for wider knowledge and application of sound principles for building soil, countering atmospheric carbon build up and rehabilitating soils that have come under attack since the advent of mechanized agriculture. Imagine for a moment a scaffolding. Imagine it microscopic.
Imagine that this scaffold can be saturated with nutrients and food for microbes and soil organisms. In fact, just imagine the water holding capacity of this material. 6X the weight of the char in water. It acts as a sponge that only we know how to use. That is huge! A pint is a pound the world 'round, they say! The moisture holding capacity of soil can be increased exponentially by the addition of this impressive material.
I teach a three hour class on how to make the stuff, but the process includes nutrification and inoculation methods as well as how to make char. Do not be fooled, there are hundreds, perhaps thousands of folks who will try to sell you biochar. I will only charge you if you cannot find time or resources to make your own. I would much rather teach folks who are willing to make more of this miracle material.
If you can find a dozen people, who would like a class, I'm willing to take you through the process completely from concept to practice. The charge is twenty dollars for each participant and for those who gather a dozen paying students, I include a class for the host. If you are interested in hosting, please contact ECO-Tours of Wisconsin Inc. or me directly at (ninetwenty) double eight four, triple two four. some additional costs may be required if travel is necessary, but I am planning a trip this fall to get to as many places that want classes as possible.
I teach a three hour class on how to make the stuff, but the process includes nutrification and inoculation methods as well as how to make char. Do not be fooled, there are hundreds, perhaps thousands of folks who will try to sell you biochar. I will only charge you if you cannot find time or resources to make your own. I would much rather teach folks who are willing to make more of this miracle material.
If you can find a dozen people, who would like a class, I'm willing to take you through the process completely from concept to practice. The charge is twenty dollars for each participant and for those who gather a dozen paying students, I include a class for the host. If you are interested in hosting, please contact ECO-Tours of Wisconsin Inc. or me directly at (ninetwenty) double eight four, triple two four. some additional costs may be required if travel is necessary, but I am planning a trip this fall to get to as many places that want classes as possible.
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