It's getting cold enough to start our wood stove, which means we can start making charcoal for biochar as we heat our tent. By the time I took this picture, most off the outer wood had burned down but the container (retort) was going strong. The retort keeps the wood inside burning without much access to oxygen, so the gases burn - those are the intense flames around the lid - but the carbon remains. It's a great way to use some of our fallen twig, it produces a clean, hot burn, and the result will be a wonderful addition to our soil.

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