Come gather 'round the fire and let's chat about Biochar and Carbon Sequestration! We will be utilizing the Ring of Fire Flame-cap Kiln and working through the woody biomass that's been set aside for us on the ranch. While we convert wood to carbon, we will be in conversation about the role of humans and fire on the landscape, the benefits of onsite nutrient cycling, biochar inoculation, and its many applications.

Folks from Wassail Landcare will be on hand to answer any questions. We will have a collection of Biochar and regenerative forestry-related books on hand to peruse.

This workshop is hands-on, and we will be working with high temperatures; we recommend wearing non-synthetic work clothes and leather gloves. If folks stay to help with the post-burn processing we recommend either cloth bandanas or N95 masks, it can get a bit dusty with the ash and fine charcoal powder.

Your Instructor

Mark Doucette, Wassail Ecological Landcare

Wassail Landcare is a family-operated and community-supported small business that strives to connect people and landscapes through human-powered and community-scale land stewardship projects. Mark's background is in forestry, restoration, and arboreal horticulture. When not planning and implementing habitat enhancement projects, Wassail's work leans heavily into heritage orchard preservation. Our orchard pruning work provides us with an abundance of materials which we then convert into biochar to be used in future projects or occasionally sold/bartered to local farms and vineyards.