BIOCHAR + FRASS We have supercharged biochar by adding frass. Frass is an insect manure produced from the processing of organic biomass by black soldier fly larvae. Frass is a unique and all-natural fertiliser that is ideal for plant growth. The Benefits of Biochar +...
Byron Biochar (BB) turns 5 years of age this month! In May 2015 BB was launched under the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme or NEIS. We modelled our logo on the famous “rainbow region” coined by the Aquarians who colonised Nimbin and surrounds in the early...
The first soil carbon credits in Australia were issued by the Clean Energy Regulator yesterday to Corporate Carbon for their Grounds Keeping Carbon Project on a farm in Hallora, Victoria which used an invention developed in the Gippsland Region called Soilkee...
Late one Monday night in October I hopped on a plane from Brisbane Airport headed for South Korea to attend the 3rd Asia Pacific Biochar Conference. It had been 25 years since I had been to Asia so it was with much trepidation that I endured the first 8 hour leg to...
To ACTIVATE your Char means to get H2O & Nutrients into it. This is best done on quenching the Char when it’s hot as it opens up the pores and infuses it. However, if you have bought dry Char then soak it in a Liquid Fertilizer until the particles sink to...
Luis Feliu Brunswick Heads organic farmer Kelvin Daly is all fired up about a new method of biochar production and a new way of enriching the soil on his property and his cattle’s health. He’s eager to spread it and the word around, and so is local horticulturist and...
Wood Vinegar has many applications and is a fantastic bio-stimulant. Depending on the use, wood vinegar is often significantly diluted before application. As a fertilizer, Wood Vinegar is able to: Improve absorption through the roots of your plants Stimulate...