Carbon Science: Carbon Culture workshop

Carbon is one of the most abundant elements in the Universe, and in our bodies. It gives us fire, diamonds, graphite and coal, and is embedded in everything we grow and consume. Friend and foe, creator and destroyer, Carbon is a source of fertility in our landscapes and chaos in our climate.

Join us for a fascinating workshop at The Living Classroom (TLC) with artists, farmers and scientists, to gain a fresh perspective on Carbon.

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We will:

Learn about biochar, a charcoal-based soil additive that has been used to re-purpose farm waste and build soil fertility for centuries. We will hear from those directly involved in the Biochar for Sustainable Soils (B4SS) project, active in China, Ethiopia, Kenya, Indonesia, Vietnam and Peru.

Build a Kon-Tiki biochar kiln on site and produce a batch of biochar that you can take home with you. We will also test a charcoal drum kiln built by Peter Turnbull, who will discuss how he is adapting a gasifier to convert chipped wood mass into electricity, hot water, gas and charcoal.

Learn about the recently launched Carbon Farm, a world-first demonstration site at TLC showcasing carbon sequestration methods in farming and land management.

Join a discussion and activities led by four artists in residence at TLC involved in the ‘An artist, a farmer and a scientist walk into a bar…’ project. We will explore how carbon features in the artists’ projects, and speculate on how carbon can be re-imagined in modern society.