DIY Biochar

Date & Time

August 19, 2025 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm

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Venue

Online via Zoom

About the Event

Join Elliott Toevs of ECHO Global Farms and NCAT’s Gabriella Soto-Vélez for a practical deep dive into biochar. You’ll see exactly how to gather low-cost biomass, assemble a compact kiln, and fire it for a clean, efficient burn that locks carbon in place. We’ll walk through quenching, inoculating the fresh char with compost or liquid nutrients, and applying it at the right rates to boost soil structure, water-holding capacity, and microbial life. After the filmed demonstration we’ll open the floor for live Q&A, so you leave confident to try it on your own farm or garden.

This free webinar is supported by the USDA’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program, part of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative, and administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service National Organic Program.