“The Needfire of the Soil”

We believe that the application of charcoal in food growing and agroforestry systems has many outstanding short term and long term benefits for agroecosystems management.

We will carry out research into the possible advantages of its application in water catchment systems and agroecosystems contributing to the growing depth of research into this agroecological technique.

We will utilise ways to capture and use the waste gases and excess heat produced in the making of “biochar” to the benefit of the other rural enterprises at Red Pig Farm, ensuring that the charcoal we produce is a by-product.

Furthermore, by working closely with the ALI ESCo we will research the feasibility of providing biochar producing heating systems for local farms and housing.

We will establish the organisation as a co-operative consortium thereby allowing for a number of charcoal producers to work with us and share the administrative, marketing and distribution infrastructure. Using the Agrochar “brand” we will then market 5Kg and 10kg bags for horticultural use at approximately £3-£5/kg and wholesale to farms £1.10/kg with a minimum order of 500kg.