BURN WITH BENEFITS Workshop March 11

The live workshop is in Sisters on March 11 from 9:30am till 3pm.  The online discussion is on March 2 from 6pm to 7:30.  We will provide access to a recording of that session.  Register now to get the address and Zoom meeting url.

You can contribute what you want for tickets. The three sponsors are all nonprofits and we'd like to cover our costs.  Tickets are included for paid current members of HFFDA.

You will learn ways to set up and conduct burns with and without kilns, what size kiln is right for you,  and how to turn charcoal into biochar.  You will also be able to get questions answered about your situation and determine what path forward is right for you.

This workshop is for  people who work large acreage and small or are responsible for forest management, and who want to tap into the benefits of biochar. 

Kelpie Wilson is a mechanical engineer and analyst with 35 years of experience in renewable energy, sustainable forestry and resource conservation. She has worked in the biochar industry since 2008 and was a founding board member of the US Biochar Initiative. She manages the Biochar in the Woods network to promote biochar production in place to benefit native ecosystems. She lives in rural Oregon, where she makes biochar compost and grows a large organic vegetable garden.

Snacks and coffee will be provided.  Please feel fee to bring your own food and beverage as well.

This event will take place rain, shine or snow.

There may be limited seating. Please feel feel to bring your own camping/outdoor seating;.

We will be lighting a large fire, and the event will take place on a forested section of the ranch.  If burning ash lands on synthetics, it can melt, so please wear appropriate outerwear, pants and shoes suitable for safety, weather and the woods.

Yes.  Attending the webinar is not a prerequisite for attending the live workshop. And yes, you can attend the webinar and not the live workshop, though you will miss out on the how-to demonstration. And yes, you are free to come and go from the live workshop.