A global study has found that adding biochar to organic waste composting can significantly reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gases, offering a promising pathway for sustainable waste recycling and ...

A new study by researchers from Sichuan Agricultural University and international collaborators provides the most comprehensive evidence to date that biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from ...

Biochar improves soil quality, combats carbon emissions & can be sold for profit.

Great Parks has started construction on a composting facility in Winton Woods that will play a key role in the biochar production process.

A new study has found that simple changes to how we manage composting can dramatically cut harmful emissions while producing higher-quality fertiliser – which represents good news for farmers, waste ...

Sandy soils are among the most challenging environments for agriculture because water drains quickly and nutrients are easily lost. A new long-term ...

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, ...

In the lush landscapes of tropical agriculture, two waste products—oyster shells from the sea and coconut shells from the trees—are being combined to ...

California has a methane problem. The state’s dairy industry is the largest in the nation, but all those dairy cattle are producing more than milk. Foul-smelling slurry ponds of manure dot the Central ...

On Wilbourne Farm in Virginia, a carbon-removal experiment is underway. First a tractor sprays nearly 20 tonnes of gray crushed basalt over one field. Then the farmer makes several more passes ...

Why Gardeners Swear by Biochar — And How You Can Make Your Own originally appeared on Dengarden. It's possible you've heard of biochar or know someone who uses it, but if you're reading this, then you ...