BRINGING BIOCHAR TO SPAIN
Amata green has begun its Transition Plan. Up until December 31, 2021 we were still offering high quality consulting services to worldwide clients. Agricultural Sustainability has always been our focus and always will be. We will still offer a range of services which you can see listed on our Services page. However, beginning in 2022 we are longer offer worldwide consulting to large companies.
As we build our pyrolysis facilities in Spain, we will become the leading biochar producer in Spain, thus, focusing on what we have to offer Spanish companies and Spanish growers. Biochar will be our main focus, along with education & outreach to Spanish growers to help them learn more about sustainability and regenerative practices, to include biochar. We also aim to assist the European government in meeting one of its goals by helping growers transition to growing organic-label crops. One big solution for growers to accomplish organic transition will be to learn the value of using biochar.
Additionally, we will be bringing large quantities of biochar to the Spanish market. While the hope is that our biochar will stay in or near Spain, we are also in talks with a few European customers interested in adding value and carbon reduction to their products using biochar.
We are now accepting biochar orders for 2023 and 2024 pre-orders for bulk amounts of biochar. Pre-orders for carbon credits are also already on sale. See Pre-orders page.
What is Biochar?
What it is…
Biochar is a porous, carbon-rich, solid material resulting from the anaerobic combustion of bio/manure/ woody waste (from farms, forests or cities) through a charring process called pyrolysis. Biochar is then inoculated and buried in the soil near the root zone. It creates a space for beneficial microbes to grow and thrive in the soil, regenerating the soil for better growing and healthier crops.
The amazing things biochar does for the environment…
Amata Green is helping create the solutions to establish a sustainable food supply while making the environment much cleaner in the process. We are dedicated to providing solutions that reduce water usage; reduce chemical/nutrient seepage into our aquifers and waterways; reduce erosion; reduce agriculture’s carbon footprint; reduce pesticide/fungicide usage; reduce landfill waste; and increase soil health; increase farmer profitability; and produce healthier foods. We are convinced that biochar is one of the best solutions for these aspirations. We aspire to get biochar onto the 500 million acres of farmland across the US, and then expand worldwide.
Did you know?
Did you know that biochar can be produced from (among other things) a piece of wood, alpeorujo, cotton t-shirts, or manure? Researchers have found that crop–derived biochars appear to have the best balance of agricultural benefit and carbon stability. Wood–derived biochars were more carbon rich, whereas biochars from manures and food wastes (such as olives) recorded higher nitrogen and phosphorus levels.
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/climatechange/australias-farming-future/biochar
The amazing things biochar does for farming…
CROP
High water holding capacity
Holds nutrient inputs
Reduces erosion
Reduces runoff
Soil health restoration
Healthier crops
Higher yields
Sequesters carbon
Reduces water usage
Reduces fertilizer usage
Reduces soil salinity
Reduces plant stress
ANIMAL
Reduces animal odor (on farm, or in homes)
Reduces cattle methane outputs by 30-40%
Increases cattle weight
Reduces animal mortality
Supplemental animal feed
Biochar uses…
Biochar has a multitude of potential customers of biochar: farmers/growers, forestry, construction, veterinary, home & garden, animal farms/feed supplement, animal operations odor reducer, general odor reducer (kitty litter, general home), water filtration, graphene production, and more.