Bio-Char: A Bridge from Fossil Fuel to Renewable Energy, Healthy Soil and A Better Climate

 

A two day intensive course on the production and use of bio-char for fuel and soil amending. From simple backyard production to high-tech machinery.

Instructors Dale Hendricks, Gary Gilmore, and Mark Cohen will demonstrate machinery, including the BioGen electricity generator, small engine machinery running solely on biochar, and the production and concepts of soil amendments and carbon sequestration.

Registration Includes Light Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, Lunch on Saturday, and Catered dinner Saturday night

Interactive Discussion & Demonstrations to include:

• Ecological Sourcing of Raw Materials for Making Biochar
• Gasification: Tractors, Generators & Internal Combustion Engines
• Space Heating & Cooling, Hot Water & Cook Stoves
• Combined Heating and Power Biochar (CHPB)
• Uses in Animal Agriculture, Soil Health & Carbon Sequestration
• Filtration & Sanitation

$75 Per Person - Register at vabf.org - VABF member event. Become a member today and get discounts on all VABF events as well as enjoy our member benefits and become a part of our network of farmers and gardeners. 

Camping Available: Both wooded and meadow spaces available. Camping is 7.5 miles from the Catawba Sustainability Center and only a 10 minute drive. There are a couple port-a-johns and there will be a fire going. You can add on camping to your registration for only $15 a night, per tent. Campers may choose to camp Friday, October 22 and/or Saturday, October 23. 

Hotel Rooms: Hotels are located 13 minutes drive from the Catawba Farm. 

Be sure to ask for the VABF Room Block pricing! Room block is reserved for both October 22 and 23. Special pricing and room reservation availability ends at the cut off date. 

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham 

140 Sheraton Drive
Salem Virginia 24153

540-302-8779

King rooms

$149.85 / room/night plus tax

Book by October 8 

 

Itinerary Number: 5136B264883279

 

This workshop will be outdoors. There are tents as well as a covered pavilion with picnic tables. There is an indoor facility if needed, with a kitchen as well as restrooms. Masks must be worn while indoors. 

 

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!

Thanks to a generous scholarship fund by US Biochar Initiative, https://biochar-us.org/, we are able to offer 10 partial scholarships to the BioChar workshop. If accepted, you'll receive $50 off the registration fee of the event. Apply by October 11!

APPLY HERE! 

 Questions? Contact Lindsay at coordinator@vabf.org