Biochar Workshop

Next date: Sunday, 29 June 2025 | 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM

Explore the benefits of using biochar in the garden in this interactive workshop presented by Linda Woodrow, author of the best-selling "The Permaculture Home Garden", and Peter Lewis, President of Coffs Community Gardens and educator at Barcoo Community Gardens.

Making biochar is not complicated, and the soil microbiology will love you for it. We’ll look at the difference between biochar and wood ash and explain why biochar is one of the best soil additives you can use, both for your own garden and for the environment. We'll explore what kinds of wood or bamboo to use, how to do it safely, and how to activate it, with practical demonstrations of the various stages in the process, and a "here's one we made earlier" final product to show you how it turns out after it has cooled down from the firing process.

This is not a highly technical workshop but offers a hands on low tech method that gives a good return for effort and great results.

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This workshop is proudly brought to you through Our Living Coast and Bellingen Shire Council, Bellingen Shire Learning Alliance and Northbank Community Garden.

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Northbank Community Garden, 100 Northbank Rd, Bellingen, 2454, View Map