Learn more about biochar! Hosted by Rachael Ryan of Backyard Farms, this field day workshop and demonstration will provide basic information on:

• What is biochar?
• How can it be used in gardening and farming?
• How to make your own biochar from your own yard waste
• The history of biochar from the use of Terra Preta 2,500 years ago in the Amazon Basin to modern regenerative agriculture practices
• The ecology of biochar and wildfires in the desert Southwest
• The process of making biochar (biomass torrefaction pyrolysis)
• Biochar as a soil amendment to increase soil moisture storage,  promote beneficial soil microorganisms, and induce resistance to fungal diseases and improve plant responses to soil borne pathogens
• Using biochar to fight climate change by sequestering carbon in the soil (where it belongs!)

The event is followed by a free meal for participants.

Location:
Urban Agriculture Demonstration Site (Behind First Christian Church)
1809 El Paseo Road
Las Cruces, NM

Additional Information:
This free field day is presented as part of the Seeding Regenerative Agriculture project, with the generous support of the Santa Fe Community Foundation.