An idea whose time has come

CHARGrow ®
is a bio-logical source of beneficial soil microorganisms, enriched substrates and microbial foods which are all linked together with biomass charcoal. While biochar alone can have benefits for growing plants, we prefer to stack the deck in your favor by providing a uniquely "loaded' charcoal. It is this priming effect that has allowed us to obtain the replicated results we have achieved over the years. 
 
 

Why it works 

From old growth forests to the most productive cropland of the world, plant health is directly linked to a diverse community of organisms that inhabit the soil. With modern management practices, many beneficial species of the soil have been eliminated. With  CHARGrow ®  we now have a management tool that can rejuvenate the biodiversity of soils and replace the essential organisms that were lost.

When the right set of organisms are present and performing their functions, both plant health and profitability soar.
Green energy
Green Energy		 carbon sequestration
Carbon Sequestration		 increased plant performance
Crop Production

Using biomass charcoal to enrich soil is at least a thousand years old.

Let’s take a look at what ancient people knew and how it can help us alleviate climate change, increase energy and crop production, and solve the ecological crisis that we face today. 

The natives of the Amazon basin were using Slash and Char technology when the first Spanish explorers stopped in for a visit. The whole concept of Slash and Burn is a relatively new one; but we humans used to be much smarter than that.  At least we were back when the first Spaniards explored the Amazon Basin which was like the Garden of Eden.  And that lush growth was based on Slash and Char, not Slash and Burn.

Here’s a short clip from the American Geophsysical Institute about how this can work for us today »

Today we know that Biomass Pyrolysis and the co-product of it’s energy production, BioChar, can sequester carbon and in in turn contribute to growing healthy crops.  And now we can complete the cycle with each new growing season.  The plants or trees capture carbon from the atmosphere.  When they die, have to be removed, or are harvested, the crop residues can be used to produce energy that burns cleaner than propane.  A wide range of biomass can be used; we could even begin to mine landfills for carbon.  With the carbon based soil amendments that we can make from BioChar we can now grow crops with less cost then before. Scientists all over the world are working on this.

In fact, one the first carbon based crops has just arrived - in New Jersey of all places! Take a look at how this technology has closed the loop for agricultural sustainability with the production of carbon based wild bird seed (shown in the video below from the New Jersey Audubon Society).