Fwd: The Biochar Handbook - new book from Chelsea Green Publishing
Seth Itzkan
From: Darrell Koerner <DKoe...@chelseagreen.com>
Date: Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Subject: The Biochar Handbook - new book from Chelsea Green Publishing
To: soil4c...@gmail.com <soil4c...@gmail.com>
Hi Seth,
The Biochar Handbook by Kelpie Wilson will be available June 13 from Chelsea Green Publishing.
“A brief yet thorough introduction to the history, science, and practicalities of biochar-making and its tremendous potential to restore degraded soils. Highly recommended.”
—David R. Montgomery, author of Dirt and Growing a Revolution
“Finally! A book on biochar that is not merely evangelizing, but written by someone with experience, who has read and done the research in order to learn the actual facts about what biochar is, what it does, and how it can be used at any scale of agriculture. It’s good to see this subject finally addressed in a practical, no-nonsense way. Thumbs up!”
—Mark Shepard, author of Restoration Agriculture and Water for Any Farm
The Biochar Handbook: A Practical Guide to Making and Using Bioactivated Charcoal
$39.95 – 288 pages with full-color photographs and illustrations – ISBN 9781645022305
With extensive research, real-world examples, and hands-on applications, this go-to guide offers a comprehensive look at the principles and practices of biochar—and all of its world-changing uses. In accessible and authoritative prose, Kelpie Wilson demonstrates that biochar is a low-tech but effective means of reducing wildfire risks, restoring soil carbon, managing manure, weaning farms off of toxic inputs, and producing the best compost ever made.
In this book, you’ll also find:
- A pocket history of biochar
- Step-by-step instructions on making biochar for yourself
- Applications for soil water retention, pest deterrence, compost enhancement, and more
- Inspiring examples of ecosystem restoration and improved forest management
- Low-cost recipes, including Cultured Biochar and Sustainable Potting Soil
Wilson makes a compelling case that biochar is both simple to make and a potent solution to a host of knotty problems, both global and close to home. Whether you’re a gardener, homesteader, rancher, commercial farmer, permaculturalist, or forest manager, this book will show you how to put biochar to work, making you and your community more resilient as a result.
Chelsea Green’s catalog of farming and homesteading titles is available at https://www.edelweiss.plus/#catalogID=4374757&page=1
Thank you,
Darrell Koerner
Specialty Sales and Events Manager
Chelsea Green Publishing
303.963.5612 office
303.514.8607 cell
303.993.4519 fax
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