Biochar: Farming’s Secret Soil Booster
The Beauty of Biochar for Agriculture is in Its Naturalness Biochar is a carbon-rich material produced through the pyrolysis of organic…
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Biochar’s Role in Cleaning Up Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Sites
Lithium-ion batteries are a huge part of our energy landscape. The US lithium-ion battery market generated a revenue of USD 87.8…
Biochar Solutions for Urban Tree Health
Urban Tree Issues: Compaction, Pollution, and Water Urban trees play an indispensable role in enhancing the quality of life in our cities,…
Greening the Grass: Biochar for Lush, Sustainable Turf and Lawns
Turf grass is found on about 2% of all land in the United States. This includes your residential lawn, your business’s…
Bogs, Nutrients, Sphagnum Moss, and Carnivorous Plants
Wandering along the boardwalk that traversed the sphagnum moss bog, I excitedly called out to my husband, “Hey look! Here’s a bunch…
Walking Barefoot is Good for You
Getting your hands and feet dirty is good for you. Studies have shown that having direct contact with the soil has a…
Becoming Better Blueberries
We compared the nutrient content of harvested blueberries treated with our VITAL Blend 5M and found an increase in antioxidants (11%), dietary…
Exploring Earthworms and Soil Compaction
Walking to my car this morning, I was forced to step over “drowned earthworms” scattered on the sidewalk and driveway, following the…
Spring Rains Bring Pussywillows
In late March/early April, Pussy willows push out silky gray-white catkins on mahogany-colored branches. Pussy willows are a type of willow (Salix),…