When Sonoma County’s Permit and Resource Management Department was tasked with reducing sediment pollution from roads in the Sonoma Creek watershed, they knew that clear, precise data would be essential to getting the job done. Sonoma Ecology Center was able to help....
As word about biochar grows – thanks in large part to the efforts of our own Sonoma Biochar Initiative – coordination grows among biochar’s many advocates, who note how this super-charcoal can help California save water while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Last...
Heard of Bokashi? How about Compost Tea? Green-thumbed locals who would like to learn more about these topics — and who have their Saturday mornings free this month — are encouraged to sign up for our three-part workshop at Sonoma Garden Park, featuring...
David Morell, operations manager of Sonoma Ecology Center’s Sonoma Biochar Initiative, has done more than most to spread the word on the water-, energy- and carbon-saving benefits of biochar. In the following Earth Day op-ed, Dr. Morell explains why biochar...
Learn a new simple method to manage burn piles and make biochar, a useful soil amendment. By replacing conventional open burn methods with the top-down conservation burn you can significantly reduce emissions (visible smoke and invisible chemicals and particles)...
A new biochar production unit – known as an Adam Retort – will be demonstrated at Swallow Valley Farm in Valley Ford on November 6th, to educate the agricultural community about this technology, which can increase soil fertility and crop yields while conserving water....
