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From burning waste to banking carbon.

The Biochar Index

Before

You rake the ash and haul the brush to the curb, letting a season's carbon leave as smoke and trash.

After

You build a soil that holds water and life for a century, and write down the recipe so it repeats.

A Field Journal for Biochar & Soil Carbon

Burn it slow. Charge it deep.

A field journal for pyrolysis batches, charging protocols, and the 6, 12 and 24-month soil chemistry that follows. Not a primer. A working record — built to be kept on the bench, opened to the next blank entry, and filled in with a pencil.

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§ 02 · Browse the journal

Turn the pages.
See exactly what you fill in.

The real interior — drag a corner to flip through the logs, references and grids.

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§ 03 · Inside This Volume

6 sections.
One field-tested
ledger.

Each section is built for one job — a compost pile to log, a brine chart to consult, a soil audit to run. Nothing decorative. Everything in service of the next entry.

01
50 biochar batch logs · feedstock, pyrolysis curve, aeration
02
20 soil-impact trackers · 6, 12 and 24-month readings
03
10 integration logs · biochar + compost blends
04
Field guide · making it safely, charging, applying to soil
05
Reference · charge & inoculate, pH & CEC, particle size & rates
06
Troubleshooting, glossary + kiln-yard map
§ 04 · Inside the Pages

Field-tested
layouts.

Structured layouts with room to write — the reference charts and guided logs you'll actually use, page after page.

The Biochar Index interior sample 1
The opening page
The Biochar Index interior sample 2
Reference charts you'll actually use
The Biochar Index interior sample 3
Room to log every entry
§ 05 · From readers

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§ 06 · Before you ask

Questions, answered

How is it delivered — and how fast?

The digital edition is an instant download — the print-ready PDF arrives by email the moment checkout completes, readable on any device or printable at home. Paperback and hardcover are produced on demand and ship from the US, typically 5–8 business days.

What's the difference between the formats?

Same interior, 3 ways to use it. Digital ($9.99) is the instant PDF — print the pages you need, as often as you need. Paperback is the everyday bench copy. Hardcover is the durable, giftable edition. Buy digital to start today; add print anytime.

What's actually inside?

A working biochar · soil carbon journal — structured fields, not blank pages: 50 biochar batch logs · feedstock, pyrolysis curve, aeration; 20 soil-impact trackers · 6, 12 and 24-month readings; 10 integration logs · biochar + compost blends; Field guide · making it safely, charging, applying to soil. 6 × 9 inches, undated.

Is it for beginners?

Yes — the reference pages teach as you log, so a first-timer can follow the targets and a seasoned keeper moves faster. You learn by doing, not by reading a textbook.

Is it dated? When can I start?

It's undated by design — start any time, any season, and never waste a page. You write the dates as you go.

Can I give it as a gift?

It's made to give — ships in clean, unbranded packaging, and the hardcover makes a keepsake for the keeper who has every tool but no system.

Paper and size?

6 × 9 inches, matte cover, white 80 gsm paper, made for pencil.

Returns?

Digital editions are final sale once the download has been accessed (faulty file or a charge in error? email us within 14 days). Printed journals can be returned within 30 days of delivery in unused, original condition. The Complete Codex (Digital) bundle also carries a 30-day money-back guarantee.

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