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Is Biochar a Game-Changer for Sustainable Farms?

New England Biochar is mentioned briefly in this piece by Civil Eats. The article discusses several points about biochar, such as the fact that "farmers who use biochar will invest much less money in fertilizer over time... Read more

Eastham company creates Biomass pyrolysis machine to ship to China

Cape Cod Times By Lorelei Stevens lstevens@capecodonline.com EASTHAM - Down a rutted road in a tidy industrial park bay, Bob Wells and his crew are building behemoth machines with the idea of saving the planet.... Read more

A LETTER FROM THE FIELD

Sonoma Biochar Initiative The following, composed by New England Biochar partner Bob Wells, sums up that company’s approach to biochar education. It has often occurred to me that our children are not only being... Read more

Got Dirt? The Art of Building Soil

edible Cape Cod By Michelle Koch | July 13, 2009 Like Wallace, Eastham farmer Bob Wells amends his soil heavily with mulch and compost, but his unique twist is to add some biochar. Biochar is a solid charcoal mad... Read more

Biochar: A New/Old Technology Gains Ground

edible Cape Cod By Elizabeth Saito | September 15, 2010 Five years ago, Bob Wells of Eastham read about the terra preta soils in the book 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus. At the time, he was... Read more

Eastham company creates Biomass pyrolysis machine to ship to China

Cape Cod Times By Lorelei Stevens lstevens@capecodonline.com EASTHAM - Down a rutted road in a tidy industrial park bay, Bob Wells and his crew are building behemoth machines with the idea of saving the planet.... Read More

Eastham company creates Biomass pyrolysis machine to ship to China