kiln fire biochar to transform branches into enriched carbon soil amendments for a healthy biosphere

want to learn what biochar is and how to make it, and encourage your local community sustainability groups to start a kiln-share in your neighbourhood? making biochar (a biologically enriched charcoal) from the branches and brush generated as we tend our gardens, orchards and forests, sets us all on our way to sequestering carbon, reducing woodsmoke, increasing the water-holding capacity, microbial life and nutrient density of the soil, being good partners to the trees and generally having a gorgeous time round the fire as humans are called so primally to do.
this film teaches the practical steps to making biochar in a kiln from our island's community kiln-share with historian and charcoal expert brian smallshaw (pixelmap.ca/biochar/) and why, at this moment in time, it really matters.
look for @appleturnover films about the ducks, geese, and deep litter mentioned in the film, too.
thanks to salt spring island apple festival for your support!
thanks to all of our members over at / appleturnover , join us behind-the-scenes!
find out more about elisa rathje and appleturnover farm, at appleturnover.tv
#biochar #permaculture #sustainability

[@Echidnas_Have_Backwards_Feet]

Thank you for the video, as always! I appreciate both the contents and the editing of your videos. They put me in a calm and hopeful headspace, and I put what I learn in the back of my mind to recall and implement when I have a house of my own.

[@appleturnover]

oh, i’m so glad. it’s so good to be ready with ideas when the moment appears- i wish you that moment!

[@iamGrowing]

Nice video. Love it. You don’t happen to know the specs on this in case someone wanted to weld their own kiln?

[@appleturnover]

thanks! have a chat with brian smallshaw, pixelmap.ca/biochar

[@joshcox3941]

Your voice is madly calming haha you should read like children's stories or something 😂

[@appleturnover]

ha! josh. reading to my kids was my vocal training! (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵) you might like the journal of small work* podcast then!