Workshop : How to make your own biochar!

On the 12th March from 11 - 16h in El Pinell de Brai we ran this workshop making Biochar. See fotos and info here!

What is Biochar?

Did you know that this charcoal-like substance improves soil structure, increases water retention and aggregation, reduces acidity and improves porosity?

Biochar is a charcoal-like substance that’s made by burning organic material from agricultural and forestry wastes (also called biomass) in a controlled process called pyrolysis.

What are its benefits?
Enhancing soil structure, increasing water retention and aggregation, improving microbial properties, decreasing acidity, improving porosity, regulating nitrogen leaching, improving electrical conductivity and more.

Here’s a video!

On Sunday the 12th March

11:00 Meet at Jordi’s Farm near El Pinell de Brai, Terra Alta, Tarragona

11:30 – 15:30

– Manifesto “Soil4Life” the importance of our soils (Anna Louise Gurney)

– Theory session on soil : maintenance and regeneration (Nick Park)

– Practical session – light the fire, make biochar step by step together.

We will eat a picnic lunch during the day. We will be in a rural site without any installations, so you need to bring your picnic, drinking water and everything you need for the day. We recommend folding chairs if you have them!

You can’t cook on the biochar fire!! haha (but we can keep warm)

15:30 Close the day and tidy up.

If you want to join for the weekend you can arrive in Caseres on Saturday 11 March, or Friday 10th March, and stay in the flat we have in Caseres village and travel to the workshop in a carshare with Alex from Boodaville.

Videos from the day here!

Lou

Lou - I started on the Boodaville path when I bought the land in Matarranya in 2008 and have dedicated an incredible amount of time, and not very many euros, to building up the project over the years.

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Workshop : How to make your own biochar!

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