Please join American Farmland Trust, NRCS MA, and Just Roots Farm for a field walk exploring biochar as an option for increasing soil nutrient and water holding capacity. We will learn about Just Roots Farm’s overall soil health management approach and how they hope biochar will help them achieve their soil health goals. The field walk will feature a biochar trial funded by NRCS and conducted by AFT and Just Roots. We will look at the trial field and discuss application rates, spreading method, timing, fertilizer co-application, and incorporation of biochar. Participants will be able to see a sample of the biochar used in the trial, and view the equipment used to spread it.

After the field walk, we will convene in the barn for lunch to discuss planning considerations for biochar application and opportunities for financial assistance.

This field walk will feature comments from Fran Kleinsteiber (Farm Manager, Just Roots Farm), Kate Parsons (Resource Conservationist / Agronomist, NRCS MA), Jeremy Barker Plotkin (Agricultural and Conservation Technical Specialist, American Farmland Trust), Sara Keleman (New England Soil Health Specialist) and Caro Roszell (New England Soil Health Program Manager, American Farmland Trust).

Please RSVP by 12pm on Friday April 18, so that we have accurate numbers for our lunch order; location, parking directions and further details for the event provided via email.