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:
| ISBN: | 9781645022305 |
| Publication date: | 27th June 2024 |
| Author: | Kelpie Wilson |
| Publisher: | Chelsea Green Publishing an imprint of Rizzoli |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 279 pages |
| Genres: |
Home and house maintenance Biotechnology Forestry and silviculture Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle |
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:
The Biochar Handbook features in the following genres: Home and house maintenance, Biotechnology, Forestry and silviculture, Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle
The Biochar Handbook is available in Paperback
The Biochar Handbook was written by Kelpie Wilson and published by Chelsea Green Publishing an imprint of Rizzoli
The Biochar Handbook has 279 pages
£31.50