Burn with Benefits: Biochar Basics with Expert Kelpie Wilson

High Desert Food & Farm Alliance, Roundhouse Foundation, and School of Ranch present Kelpie Wilson, a leading expert in the field of biochar, in this recorded presentation, held Thursday, March 2nd, 2023. Kelpie has worked in the biochar industry since 2008 and was a founding board member of the US Biochar Initiative. She manages the Biochar in the Woods network to promote biochar production to benefit native ecosystems. In this presentation, Kelpie describes the chemistry, benefits, uses, and different types of biochar for farmers, ranchers, and landowners in part 1 of a two-session learning series. Part two is an in-person demonstration of these burns on March 11th.