Come and learn the latest, best practice methods for operating a biochar kiln, and enjoy brunch while you're at it!

Learn how to transform woody weeds into stable carbon (biochar) for incorporation into the soil for revegetation, your garden, feedstock etc. Biochar uses include soil fertility, carbon capture, weed removal, bushfire hazard reduction and livestock health.

Using best practice, Tim Charlton (Australian Biochar Foundation and Aqua Firma Services) will demostrate use of a compact biochar kiln to transform woody weeds into stable carbon (biochar) for incorporation into the soil for revegetation, compost, paddock, garden.

Please arrive by 8.45am for a 9am start. The event runs until 11am.

Brunch is provided. Please supply any special dietary needs in the booking form. Please bring a camping chair if you have one.

The location will be the Landcare nursery on the corner of Brisbane Street and Hacketts Road, Merriwa. There will be Landcare banners and flags up outside of the venue.

Please register by 4pm, Friday 30th October for catering purposes.

The workshop is hosted by Hunter Region Landcare Network as part of our Innovations and Partnerships program and is free to HRLN Individual and Group members or $15 for a ticket.

You may like to join HRLN here: Individual | Hunter Region Landcare Network $15 for annual membership gives you access to our events and other benefits.

For membership enquiries, please contact Helen@hunterlandcare.org.au

This event is made possible by the NSW Landcare Enabling Program. A collaboration of Local Land Services and Landcare NSW supported by the NSW government.

Contact the host of Merriwa Biochar Brunch