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Burning Wood into Gold – A Hands-On Biochar Workshop with Dreaming Stone
May 5 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
$24.00
It is truly magical what a little heat and carbon can create…
In Collaboration with Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center:
This workshop is all about the little known but highly valuable process of making Biochar, even in your backyard! Maybe you want a healthier garden, are sick of throwing away landscape waste, would love to create your own DIY at-home kiln, or simply love the idea of tending a hot slow cooking fire together…this workshop has a lot to offer.
Biochar is at once a tool for managing woody landscape waste and also a direct means of sequestering carbon, all while increasing the fertility of your soil for years to come. As a substance, it is a powerful soil amendment with two unique properties: it’s a stable, non-biodegradable form of carbon with an immense internal surface area.
It’s also pretty fascinating to make! This experience will lead you through multiple methods of production including how to create your own DIY kiln for firing. Your guide for the afternoon will be regional biochar specialist, Dan Hettinger. From start to finish, Dan will demonstrate simple, low-cost methods of producing quality biochar and cover the basics of conditioning for various agricultural applications.
With over 10 years of experience, Dan is a biochar specialist, an experienced educator, professional fabricator, gardener, and amateur artist. Today, out of his small shop in Weaverville NC, Dan operates Circle Works LLC: a small firm that develops appropriate technology for creating value from waste streams and maximizing small farm efficiency. He also manages the WNC Repair Cafe, plays guitar in a band for fun, and is raising two children with his wife, Summer.
As an added bonus, this workshop is hosted and organized by the Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center (DSAEC). Located in the traditional land of the Cherokee and Catawba People, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC, Dreaming Stone builds skills and strategies for community resilience and the restoration of biological and cultural diversity. Learn more about the incredible stuff they do here.
It is truly magical what a little heat and carbon can create…
In Collaboration with Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center:
This workshop is all about the little known but highly valuable process of making Biochar, even in your backyard!
Maybe you want a healthier garden, are sick of throwing away landscape waste, would love to create your own DIY at-home kiln, or simply love the idea of tending a hot slow cooking fire together…this workshop has a lot to offer.
Biochar is at once a tool for managing woody landscape waste and also a direct means of sequestering carbon, all while increasing the fertility of your soil for years to come.
As a substance, it is a powerful soil amendment with two unique properties: it’s a stable, non-biodegradable form of carbon with an immense internal surface area.
It’s also pretty fascinating to make! This experience will lead you through multiple methods of production including how to create your own DIY kiln for firing. Your guide for the afternoon will be regional biochar specialist, Dan Hettinger.
From start to finish, Dan will demonstrate simple, low-cost methods of producing quality biochar and cover the basics of conditioning for various agricultural applications.
With over 10 years of experience, Dan is a biochar specialist, an experienced educator, professional fabricator, gardener, and amateur artist.
Today, out of his small shop in Weaverville NC, Dan operates Circle Works LLC: a small firm that develops appropriate technology for creating value from waste streams and maximizing small farm efficiency. He also manages the WNC Repair Cafe, plays guitar in a band for fun, and is raising two children with his wife, Summer.
As an added bonus, this workshop is hosted and organized by the Dreaming Stone Arts and Ecology Center (DSAEC).
Located in the traditional land of the Cherokee and Catawba People, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC, Dreaming Stone builds skills and strategies for community resilience and the restoration of biological and cultural diversity.
