After many afternoons digging in The Chronicle's garden, I've grown accustomed to the strong winds that blow through the intersection of Fifth and Mission. Yet I couldn't help but notice the dusty, ...

You might not think of burying charcoal briquettes in your garden, and you definitely should not do that. But you might consider adding biochar, the briquette’s cousin, to your soil. Biochar is a fine ...

Most gardeners use a wide variety of soil amendments to improve their soils; manures and compost are the most common. But have you ever heard of Biochar? Biochar is a form of fine-grained charcoal ...

In rural Arkansas, researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are exploring the potential of biochar to replace synthetic fertilizers in hay production -- especially ...

AMES, Iowa – Heat up stalks, stems, leaves or wood in a reactor with little or no oxygen (in a process called pyrolysis) and you get bio-oil for fuel and biochar for fertilizer. There’s always a ...

WHITE CASTLE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American BioCarbon, a leading producer of biochar for agricultural use and carbon sequestration, announced its successful attainment of Organic Materials Review ...

A new study finds that rinsing biochar removes dissolved organics - the key to trapping toxic lead and cleaning contaminated ...