Developing and deploying high quality, high value biochars and "Super Soils" in order to scale the market to megaton, and then gigaton, levels of product utilization
As co-stewards of the land, water and air we prudently guide our clients to fully understand the quality of their biochar, re-configure their portfolio of assets (land, crops, etc.) and expenses (water, fertilizer, and other inputs), in order to measurably drive performance, predictability, and scalability.
CARBON & SOIL FERTILITY
Soil's Most Important Element
While soil fertility is the ultimate goal, most soils can't support profitable cultivation without inputs. And since input supplies and prices can be unpredictable, building soil carbon inventories with biochar builds Soil Fertility and Resilience.
Biochar serves as a catalyst to facilitate reactions beneficial to soil dynamics. This is achieved through the char's biological characteristics of Resident (Fixed) Matter and Mobile (Labile or Volatile ) Matter.
Carbon-Smart Biochar Practices
The adoption of our carbon-smart biochar practices creates a black to green multiplier effect of economic and environmental impact building valuable soil carbon inventories that compound year over year
1000
It takes about 1,000 years to build 1-2” of topsoil and approximately 30-40 years of modern agricultural practices to destroy it
70-80%
Agriculture is propelling 80% of biodiversity loss, 80% of land-system change and 70% of fresh water withdrawals
10-12X
Biochar holds 10-12 times its weight in water
400
When biochar is stored in the soil it has a half-life of 400 years
4500
While less than an inch in size, if the honeycomb-like structure inside a piece of biochar were unfolded it would measure over 4,500 square feet
BIOCHAR'S KEYSTONE PROPERTY
Adsorption
Just as ecosystems have keystone species, adsorption is the “Keystone Property” for confirming biochar quality.
The reason adsorption is the best indicator of biochar quality is that it is virtually impossible to make a bad biochar and still have reasonable levels of adsorption present.
Carbon - The Soil Nutrient - and The Soil Food Web
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Improved Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) and the ability of soil to store nutrients
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pH adjustment to neutralize acidic soils
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Food and housing for soil microbiology
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Nutrient cycling for improved crop yields
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Organic matter improves soils' water holding capacity
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SOIL PROJECT: This multi-acre picturesque public botanical garden includes our biochar
RETAIL DISTRIBUTION: Our biochar was the first to be sold in Whole Foods in addition to Amazon and other outlets
SCIENCE COMPETITION: Our company was a finalist in Richard Branson's and Al Gore's $25M sustainable innovation prize
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH: Our company sponsored groundbreaking biochar research with this and other universities
WATER PROJECT: Our biochar was used in this important Chesapeake water runoff project
PRODUCTS: Our retail biochar brands - including 100% biochar and biochar blended products - date back to 2011
PRESS: Our company has been featured in Inc. magazine in addition to nature, PBS, The Guardian, cInet and others
EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS: We've been a longstanding supporter and partner of this, and other, leading industry nonprofits
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