We produce high quality Biochar from forest waste.
What is Biochar?
Biochar is a light, porous byproduct produced when organic material is heated to high temperatures with limited oxygen. This process is called pyrolysis and forms a high-quality type of charcoal.
Biochar is like a sponge, an extremely porous carbon structure, with disproportionate amount of surface area making it the perfect substrate to build soil organic carbon, improve nutrient and water retention, boost microbial activity, mitigate soil compaction, reduce soil acidity, and increase food production while storing atmosphere carbon.
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Why use Biochar?
Biochar was used for thousands of years by the ancient Amazonian people to improve soil quality. It has since been scientifically confirmed to build organic soil carbon, boost microbial activity, mitigate soil compaction, reduce soil acidity, filter soil water, improve water and nutrient retention, and increase food and crop production.
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Trees naturally capture CO2 from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, expelling the oxygen and storing carbon in its woody structure. When wood is processed into biochar, it becomes a valuable soil amendment, storing carbon for centuries.
Studies show that when biochar is added to soil, crops are healthier and more robust resulting in a significant boost in quality and above and below ground biomass.
The porous, sponge like attributes of biochar, allow it to absorb water and nutrients promptly, and release them slowly. This gives plants long term access to water and nutrients thus maximizing irrigation and fertilizer efficiency.
Soil organic carbon content, micro organisms, fungi and other soil characteristic will be enhanced and diversified resulting in increased root health and uptake efficiency of the plants.
Forestry is one of the largest industries in B.C. providing lumber, paper, power and other essential products and services. Residual harvesting biomass (limbs, tops, broken pieces, and trim ends) that don’t meet merchantable product requirements are piled and burned to mitigate wildfire and pathogen risks. Millions of tons of forest waste are burned each year emitting gigatons of greenhouse gasses. SilvaChar is committed to utilizing this forest waste to create a value added product (biochar), providing social, economic, and environmental benefits.
By integrating biochar into agricultural soils, food crops will require less irrigation and fertilization thus reducing overall crop and food production costs.
By reducing GHG emissions, sequestering atmospheric CO2, boosting crop yields and filtering water, biochar utilization will provide multiple environmental benefits as well as business and employment opportunities.
Where to use Biochar?
Biochar can be used in the soil in locations such as these:
Industrial
Farms
Orchards
Nurseries
Hobby
Farms
Vineyards
Landscaping
Home
Gardens
Potted
Plants
Greenhouses
Where to Buy Silvachar’s Biochar?
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