BIOCHAR WORKSHOP

with Alex Dyer*

Tuesday 14th January 2025

3.00 – 6.30pm

Vistara

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2035 Motueka Valley Highway

$25 - $35 registration Booking essential - limited numbers

 

Bring an ice-cream container to take some biochar home.

 

Biochar is a charcoal-like material made from organic waste that's used to improve soil and the environment. It’s made from biomass that's been partially combusted in a limited oxygen environment. The process of making biochar is called pyrolysis, and it involves heating organic materials like wood, manure, or crop residues to temperatures between 300–1000°C. How it's usedBiochar can be used in many ways. This workshop will focus on it as a soil amendment. It can improve plant health and store carbon in soil. It can be used on its own or blended with other soil amendments.

 

How to use it in your garden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWg1fm6Ss1MProperties

 

Biochar's properties depend on the material it's made from and the temperature at which it's made. All biochar is rich in carbon and doesn't decompose easily. BenefitsBiochar can provide many of the same benefits as compost, like retaining water and nutrients, but it can last for hundreds or thousands of years. Comparison to compost: Compost breaks down within a year in hot, humid climates, while biochar can last much longer.

 

To register and for more information contact

Harideva: 021 207 28008

 

*Alex Dyer - Reputed to be Wellington’s 16th most important person!