The Biochar Handbook - Kelpie Wilson

The Biochar Handbook

A Practical Guide to Making and Using Bioactivated Charcoal

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
288 Seiten
2024
Chelsea Green Publishing Co (Verlag)
978-1-64502-230-5 (ISBN)
43,65 inkl. MwSt
With extensive research, real-world examples, and hands-on applications, this go-to guide offers a comprehensive look at the principles and practices of biochar—and all of its world-changing uses.



Like many human discoveries, biochar has likely been invented, lost, and reinvented multiple times. It can be found in the rich terra preta soils of the Amazon and in the ancient “dark earths” dotting Africa, Asia, and Europe. However, biochar isn’t just an archeological curiosity. In The Biochar Handbook, author Kelpie Wilson argues that the simple process of burning organic material in a low-oxygen, low-emission environment could be one of the most powerful tools we have to restore degraded soils and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.



In accessible and authoritative prose, Wilson demonstrates that biochar is a low-tech but effective means of reducing wildfire risks, restoring soil carbon, managing manure, weaning farms off of toxic inputs, and producing the best compost ever made.



In this book, you’ll also find:





A pocket history of biochar
Step-by-step instructions on making biochar for yourself
Applications for soil water retention, pest deterrence, compost enhancement, and more
Inspiring examples of ecosystem restoration and improved forest management
Low-cost recipes, including Cultured Biochar and Sustainable Potting Soil


 



Wilson makes a compelling case that biochar is both simple to make and a potent solution to a host of knotty problems, both global and close to home. Whether you’re a gardener, homesteader, rancher, commercial farmer, permaculturalist, or forest manager, this book will show you how to put biochar to work, making you and your community more resilient as a result.

Kelpie Wilson is a mechanical engineer and analyst with 35 years of experience in renewable energy, sustainable forestry, and resource conservation. She has worked in the biochar industry since 2008 and was a founding board member of the US Biochar Initiative. She manages the Biochar in the Woods network to promote biochar production in place to benefit native ecosystems. Kelpie researches and teaches techniques for using biochar in compost and manure management and presents many biochar workshops each year to farmers, foresters, and landowners. She owns a biochar consulting business, Wilson Biochar Associates, and sells her Ring of Fire Biochar Kilns through Wilson Biochar, LLC. She lives in rural Oregon, where she makes biochar compost and grows a large organic vegetable garden.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo Full-color photographs and illustrations throughout
Verlagsort White River Junction
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 567 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Garten
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Technik Maschinenbau
Weitere Fachgebiete Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10 1-64502-230-7 / 1645022307
ISBN-13 978-1-64502-230-5 / 9781645022305
Zustand Neuware
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