Biochar
BioChar Activities and workshop on Salt Spring
Biochar, Events, Fire and drought, News, Past Events
|December Biochar Workshop: presented by Brian Smallshaw Changed from Saturday, Dec 10 to SUNDAY, 11 December 2022 1-4pm Geri Alton’s horse paddock, 125 Stevens Road South end: Beaver Point Road, past…
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Biochar, Food and Agriculture, Forests, Resources, What can I do?
|(Biochar is charcoal that is produced by burning biomass in the absence of oxygen; it is used as a soil amendment. Biochar is a stable solid that is rich in carbon and can endure in soil for thousands of years. Biochar…
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Biochar, Food and Agriculture, Resources, What can I do?
|Composting with Biochar Video (filmed by Matt Cecill Visuals)By Rick Laing Rick explains the importance of adding biochar when building composts and by using no turn, low oxygen techniques, rich…
Read More Environmentally Friendly Ways to Deal with Woody Debris
Biochar, Fire and drought, Forests, Resources
|As published in the Gulf Islands Driftwood, January 23, 2019, p. 7- also from https://saltspringconservancy.ca/environmentally-friendly-ways-to-deal-with-woody-debris/ With so many branches and trees down from the big storm, it’s important to be Fire-Smart…
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