How to make Biochar from locals in the Peruvian Amazon

How to make Biochar from locals in the Peruvian Amazon.    • How to make Biochar from locals in the Per...  

This was filmed in the Peruvian Amazon showing how the locals are making char coal to be pulverized and added as a soil amendment called biochar.

0:11 After you stack up old rotted wood
0:20 collect weeds and begin to cover wood
1:09 cover with a thick layer of weeds
2:03 cover the entire pile of wood with weeds
2:07 then cover with a thick coat of soil
2:23 make a torch out of an old pair of blue jeans
3:30 drench with diesel fuel
4:30 lite the torch
5:50 place torch inside woodpile
6:09 make sure it is catching fire
6:33 let the fire burn for 4-6 days
7:08 rake finished char coal from the pile
8:13 recover pile of unfinished char coal
9:04 sprinkle the smoking char coal with water
9:18 cover the rest of the pile until finished burning
9:28 pulverize char coal and add to soil as an amendment called Biochar

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How to make Biochar from locals in the Peruvian Amazon
   • How to make Biochar from locals in the Per...  

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