Adding biochar as a soil amendment creates an ideal habitat for beneficial microorganisms. 

Sitos Group CEO and Co-founder Mayo Ryan and PR, Marketing, and Communications Manager Jessica Bronner explain how biochar amendments improve disease resistance, plant health, pest resistance, water retention, and drought mitigation. 

The team explains three different ways to make biochar and why they have chosen to use the slow pyrolysis method to ultimately produce biochar for different soil types.

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• REGISTER: February 16, 2024 Biochar in the Vineyard
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• 106: What? Bury Charcoal in the Vineyard?
• 167: Use Biochar to Combat Climate Change
• Burn: Igniting a New Carbon Drawdown Economy to End the Climate Crisis
• Carbon Removal FAQ
• Monterey Pacific Inc.
• New Science Says Biochar is Very Permanent
• Regeneration
• Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
• Sitos Group
• Sitos Group Biochar Page
• Sitos Group Blog
• Sitos Group Social Channels: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube
• United States Biochar Initiative
• Why ‘regenerative viticulture’ is gaining ground among major wine producers

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