This video is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development.
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Join Elliott Toevs of ECHO North America and NCAT’s Agriculture Specialist Gabriella Soto-Vélez for a practical deep dive into biochar. You’ll learn how to gather low-cost biomass, assemble a compact kiln, and fire it for a clean and efficient burn that locks carbon in place. They’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.
