Date Saturday 17th May ’25Time 12.00 – 4.00pm Designing and prototyping Biochar burn from 4.00pmLocation Meadow Orchard Project Last year we built a couple of Top Lit Up Draft TLUD biochar retorts, combing a small oven and a hot plate for cooking on. The next step we are looking at how to utilise the heatContinue reading “Biochar Pizza Oven”
Category Archives: Biochar
Biochar Burn @MOP
Site Closed Today Edit: We regret to inform you that Meadow Orchard is closed today due to Storm Darragh. In light of the yellow weather warning and the potential risk of falling branches, we have made the decision to close the site for safety reasons. We appreciate your understanding. The activity We will be preparingContinue reading “Biochar Burn @MOP”
Biochar Cook Stoves
Soil at Meadow Orchard is very shallow as the majority of the site was previously used as tennis courts, the ground has previously been made up with a thick drainage layer of clinker under the tennis court surfacing, leaving very little topsoil. The clinker itself can be broken up into the subsoil but that leavesContinue reading “Biochar Cook Stoves”
BIOCHAR @MOP
We are super excited to announce a weekend Biochar workshop at Meadow Orchard with the legendary Rakesh (Rootsman Rak)! The workshop is scheduled for Sat 21st and Sunday 22nd of September ’24! This follows on from Rakesh’s Soil Regeneration & Water Management Worskops on Sunday 1st and Sunday 8th September ’24. These workshops also coincideContinue reading “BIOCHAR @MOP”
Biochar @MOP
Biochar is a valuable soil additive, made from woody timber waste or other bio-waste material. Hardwood or softwood waste can be used, based on local availability. Often waste materials from crops can be used if those are readily available. At Meadow Orchard we use kiln-dried softwoods and hardwoods from a local woodworking shop. This isContinue reading “Biochar @MOP”
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