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SUMMARY:BIOCHAR BURNING CANCELLED- call Rich with any questions
DESCRIPTION:Make Biochar and Biochar compost with Sean Barry, Larry Wi
 lliams and Rich Haard\non September 19, 20 and 26, 27 at Fourth Corner
  Nurseries, Sand Road,\nBellingham, WA.\n\nCo-Sponsored by Transition 
 Whatcom\n\nSome Background\nBiochar is charcoal, plain and\nsimple - c
 harcoal converted from biomass\nThe name Biochar was coined to differe
 ntiate it\nfrom charcoal because Biochar is meant to be\nused in soil.
 \nSee http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org\nSean Barry is coming here 
 from Stillwater, MN\nto promote the production and use of Biochar. Sea
 n\nis engineer and owner of Troposphere energy LLC.\nHe is bringing a 
 portable kiln he has built for us\nto test and use. This is a tool tha
 t can make\npositive inroads on global warming and soil\nimprovement.\
 n\nThis is an open source technology\nA United Nations FAO portable ki
 ln, that can make 700-1000 lbs of Biochar in 24 hours and is designed 
 to\nbe operated by 2 people. It can be used anywhere\nin the world whe
 re there is biomass and requires\nonly basic wood cutting tools. By he
 lping Sean\nperfect this prototype kiln, we can learn more\nabout maki
 ng Biochar and share it for gardening\nresearch.\n\nEvents Scheduled\n
 Open Discussions ongoing\nSaturday, September 19\nSetting up, firing a
 nd monitoring the kiln\nSunday September 20\nharvest and breakup the B
 iochar\nSaturday September 26\nAnother burn this time with dry garden\
 nwaste. AND making Biochar based compost\nSunday September 27\nagain h
 arvest and breakup of Biochar and distribution of Biochar for gardenin
 g research.\n\nWho will attend this admission free event?\nAre you int
 erested in production and use of\nBiochar? Then you are welcome to att
 end.\nSafety concerns and working farm location require\nproper clothi
 ng, gloves, shoes, and attendance at a\nsafety discussion. Loading the
  kiln is safe and\nmore hands help. After that, there is not much\nact
 ivity, managing fire draft and moving stacks\nLikely, we will have an 
 evening barbeque on Saturday.\n\nEvent Contacts\nRegistration applicat
 ion and local information --\nRichard Haard, haardrichard46@gmail.com 
 or (360) 201 5174\nKiln information and appointments for other demonst
 rations --\nSean Barry, http://www.troposphere-energy.com,\nsean.barry
 @juno.com (651)-285-0904 (Work/Cell),\n351-0711 (home/fax)\n\nFor more
  information visit https://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/biochar-b
 urning-cancelled-call
DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20090919T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20090927T235900
CATEGORIES:hands, on, re-skilling, workshop
LOCATION:Fourth Corner Nurseries
WEBSITE:http://rchaardsblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/biochar-demonstration
 -invitation.html
URL:http://rchaardsblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/biochar-demonstration-inv
 itation.html
CONTACT:(360) 201 5174
ORGANIZER:Rich Haard
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ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=TENTATIVE;RSVP=TRUE;CN="David M
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