Biochar Workshop

What if we endeavor to build a network of soil advocates who are equipped with the knowledge and skills to create social ecologies that are resilient to the challenges of the 21st century?We design healthy habitats and interactions through direct engagement of place with those who dwell there. We believe embodiment fuels continuing action.

Social Ecologies

Come out to the farm for this in-person workshop on biochar - what it is, why it's important, and how to make it - vegetarian lunch provided

9669 N Bellview Rd

In this day long, hands-on workshop, you will learn the fundamental concepts behind the use and application of Biochar in a variety of contexts such as the greenhouse, open outdoor beds, ecological restoration and bioremediation. Together we will prepare local waste materials and use an open steel kiln to produce char and we will end by discussing the processing of char and methods of biological inoculation of the char into Biochar.Vegetarian lunch will be included. This workshop will be outside (by a fire) so please dress for the weather by wearing layers and bring a good pair of leather gloves. Bring water bottle, personal snacks, notebook and pen.Financial support is available and several folks have told us they are interested in setting up a carpool - please send email to info@socialecologies.net to learn more. Free cancellation up to a week before the eventT﻿he workshop will cover: I﻿. Biochar BasicsLearn the fundamental concepts of biochar and how it can be used in a variety of applications.I﻿I. Biochar ProductionReady to get your hands dirty? Learn how to produce biochar yourself using local waste materials and different methods of production.I﻿II. Biochar Inoculants IntroductionLearn about the process of inoculating (or activating) biochar to improve soil health and plant growth.A﻿bout Nance Klehm: Nance Klehm has been an ecological systems designer, landscaper, horticultural consultant, and permacultural grower for more than two decades. Her approach is centered on instigating change by activating already existent communities, and her work demonstrates her lifelong commitment to redefining the way human populations coexist with plant and animal systems on this planet.A consultant, speaker, and teacher, Nance is internationally respected for her work on land politics and soil heath. Her work has received extensive national and international media coverage and mentioned in many books, including Leila Darwish’s Earth Repair and Sandor Katz’s The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved. She won the 2012 Utne Visionary Prize and has been a two-time finalist for the Curry-Stone Design Prize. In addition, she has lectured broadly in museum and university settings as well as for countless community groups worldwide. Most recently, she was the subject of the independent documentary Weedeater.She currently splits her time between Little Village, a densely packed, diverse urban neighborhood in the heart of Chicago, and fifty acres of land in the Driftless Region of northwest Illinois, where she cultivates and forages medicinal and edible plants, keeps bees and a fruit orchard, raises chickens and quail, and grows for a seed bank. Her house and land offer daily practice in permaculture and urban living. Nancy’s Social Ecologies organization acts as an umbrella for a variety of ongoing ecological and system-regenerating projects. Her most recent undertaking, Its most recent undertaking, The Ground Rules, is a unique community- and earth-building initiative that gathers organic waste from Chicago businesses and processes it in partnership with neighborhood-based Soil Centers. The Ground Rules offers soil and compost assessments, soil testing, consultations in bioremediation strategies, hands-on workshops in soil health and fertility, and compost system build outs.

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