Biochar Workshop, April 18, 2026, 10 am - 12 pm Raindate: April 19, 11 am-1:00 pm
Biochar 101 Workshop
- Saturday, April 18, 2026, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
You may have heard of biochar and its many benefits when added to your soil, but just what is it and what are the benefits to using it. Biochar isn’t something new it was developed by pre-Columbian indigenous populations in the Amazon Basin (mainly modern-day Brazil) over 2,500 years ago. Did you know you can make your own biochar at home from different types of biomasses such as woody plant material and even grasses.
Sonnenberg Gardens and Cornell Cooperative Extension are hosting a free workshop on Saturday April 18, 2026 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm. Rain date Sunday April 19, 2026 from 11:00 am-1:00 pm.
The workshop will be held at Sonnenberg Gardens, 250 Gibson St. Canandaigua NY. The instructor is Kathleen Draper who has been involved in the biochar industry for the past 15 years as an educator, researcher, and consultant. Kathleen will be doing a live demonstration on how to make biochar that you can do the same at home and explain just what it is, its many uses and how biochar improves your soil and impacts climate change.
You must register for this event by contacting Cornell Cooperative Extension at 585-394-3977 ext.427 or email Nancy .
Fee
No charge
Contact
Russell Welser
Senior Resource Educator
rw43@cornell.edu
(585) 394-3977 x 436
Location
Sonnenberg Gardens
250 Gibson Street
Canandaigua, NY 14424
Last updated March 19, 2026