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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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Creation and Distribution of Biochar on the Landscape

This short video from the US Forest Service describes a prototype forest m
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What Is Biochar and How Diferent Biochars Can Improve Your Crops

This basic introductory fact sheet on biochar from the University of Tennessee covers the following topics: Potential Use of Biochar as an Amendment;…
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Reducing Stormwater Runoff with Biochar Addition to Soils in Ellicott City, MD

A presentation of 1.5 years of research in partnership with University of Delaware under a grant to Howard EcoWorks from the National Fish and…
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Great Lakes Biochar Network

The Great Lakes Biochar Network aims to be a centralized hub for biochar information relevant to the Great Lakes region.
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Biochar in New York State: Benefits and Challenges Moving Forward

Biochar in New York State: Benefits and Challenges Moving Forward
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How to Charge Biochar

The simplest and most efficient method to biocharge your biochar is to simply mix it into your compost piles, stacking functions to benefit both the…
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Biochar and Pesticides

This short summary from the National Pesticide Information Center reviews the effects of biochar on pesticides in soil. Biochar can bind to…
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Urban Bioenergy-Biochar: An Opportunity Assessment for Municipalities

The Urban Sustainability Directors Network in collaboration with the cities of Boulder, Helsinki, Minneapolis, and Stockholm engaged the Ithaka…