Fire Up Your Fertility – How to Make Biochar

In this How-To video, join Elliott Toevs of ECHO North America and NCAT’s Agriculture Specialist Gabriella Soto-Vélez for a practical deep dive into biochar. You’ll learn how to gather low-cost biomass, assemble a compact kiln, and fire it for a clean and efficient burn that locks carbon in place. They’ll walk through quenching, inoculating the fresh char with compost or liquid nutrients, and applying it at the right rates to boost soil structure, water-holding capacity, and microbial life.