Find out what biochar is and how to use it to improve your garden soil.

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 ...

A new study reveals how tailoring biochar with minerals and heat can influence soil bacteria and dramatically improve carbon storage in agricultural soils, offering new strategies to combat climate ...

Nick Cuchetti, a farmer and board secretary of Missouri Organic Association, holds biochar at Oaklee Rose Farm in Luebbering, Missouri. Biochar is an organic waste material that can help improve soil ...

A new study uncovers how specially engineered biochar can more effectively capture organic phosphorus, offering a promising solution to reduce nutrient pollution while improving sustainable phosphorus ...

A Brazilian researcher is working with Mexican farmers to test soils using biochar: a carbon-rich material showing promise in increasing water retention and fertility. Biochar is a porous, solid ...

In a former biomass plant in Greenville, wood chips are flowing from hoppers into long tubes about three feet in diameter. Pat Jones is the president of Clean Maine Carbon, which burns wood in ...

As a multifunctional material, biochar traps microplastics and pollutants, enhancing environmental remediation and promoting ...

Biochar is often overlooked as a soil amendment, but it’s incredibly beneficial for plants and gardens, and it’s easy to make at home. Created from burned wood and other organic matter, biochar can be ...