The Washington Organic Recycling Council met for its annual meeting in Vancouver, Washington in November to discuss the specific odors associated with composting and the prevention and treatment of these odors with altered composting methods. Biochar Supreme, LLC attended and co-sponsored the event to represent the potential for biochar to:
At this event, Washington State University published a comprehensive review of composting practices and highlighted that an application rate of just 3% of biochar with the properties of Black Owl Biochar's Environmental Ultra, can boost the metabolism of compost, offset odors, add aeration, synergistically work with the compost, reduce need for more amendments and add value to the compost.
An abridged PDF of this study can be found here. Biochar Supreme, LLC is working with some of the largest composting companies to improve the quality of their mixes, reduce odors and synergistically work to remediate the environment.
Biochar Supreme, LLC attended its 2nd US Biochar Initiative Symposium, Harvesting Hope at UMass, Amherst in October, 2013.
The company's President & CEO, Renel Anderson spoke at the conference about registering biochar products and the critical involvement of product testing and various governing agencies governing the label parameters involved for each state.
She also finished the conference with an "ignite talk" about her peony experiment.
Top international soil and chemical scientists attended and spoke, as well as biochar manufacturers, environmental engineers, organic farmers, politicians, students and other enthusiasts about international successes using biochar in rural and urban agriculture.
We look forward to 2014's symposium!