CONGRATULATIONS ON HELPING SAVE THE PLANET! !
Amata Green’s proprietary Eco-Mix©
You have either received a sample, or purchased a bag, of Eco-Mix© containing BIOCHAR, by Amata Green.
By using this product, you are helping in the fight against climate change. This is because every bag of Eco-Mix© contains biochar. (We also sell plain raw biochar too, by the kg or ton.)
Biochar is carbon which has been sequestered from the atmosphere and now you are sinking it in the soil for hundreds of years! This carbon will not be released back into the atmosphere, thus mitigating climate change.
HOW TO USE YOUR Eco-Mix©
Be proud of your decision to use a product which assists in climate change drawdown.
If your Eco-Mix© is in a bag, USE IT RIGHT AWAY. The bags are bio-degradable and the bag will begin to break down in the sunlight and with time (but not the Eco-Mix©). If you can’t use the product within a few days just transfer it to a bucket, discarding the bag—or even just dump the product on the ground near your garden. The worms will love that!
Decide where the Eco-Mix© will be placed: in flower pots, in the garden, the fields, with crops, with trees, etc.
Biochar has a high water holding capacity! You will need to water your plants/crops a little bit less that you did before. Possibly around 30% less!
IN FLOWERPOTS / GROW POTS
Place regular potting soil (or whatever soil medium you are using) in the bottom of the pot.
In the middle or near where the roots will be, place a few tablespoons in the soil. This could be about 1-2 cm think of a layer.
Sprinkle a little more potting soil on top of the Eco-Mix©. Add your plant or seeds. It doesn’t need to be exact.
Water deeply this first time.
IN A CONVENTIONAL GARDEN OR AGRICULTURAL FIELD
During tilling, mix Eco-Mix© into your soil.
Use about 1kg per meter. It does not need to be exact.
Water deeply this first time.
Seed or plant as usual.
IN A NO-TILL / ECO / REGENERATIVE GARDEN OR AGRICULTURAL FIELD
As you add plants or seeds, place a coffee mug full of Eco-Mix© into the hole.
Fill the hole with water.
Lightly mix it into your soil.
Add sprout or seed on top as usual.
FOR EXISTING TREES, EVERGREENS AND FRUITING TREES in no-till areas
Identify how far away you believe to be the root spread away from the tree trunk (this will be closer to the trunk in new trees and further away in mature trees). This will be a circle around the tree trunk approximately as far out as the branches currently spread.
Mark this circle.
Dig 4-6 holes on this circle line, about the same distance apart.
For small new trees, add about shovel full of Eco-Mix© to each hole
Fill the hole with water!
Replace soil, mixing lightly as you replace the soil.
FOR NEW TREE PLANTINGS, just fill up the bottom half of the hole before placing the new tree in. Water it well before adding the rest of the soil.
WHEN TO USE Eco-Mix©
When you have a poor soil, low Ph, need a fertilizer boost, need a microbial boost, need something to help ward off pests and disease or when you need to remediate your soil.
To begin transitioning to organic / Ecologíco growing.
Anytime you want to increase soil organic carbon (SOC).
Purchase as a gift anytime you want to help mitigate climate change. Give as a gift to your friends and family. Your purchase is helping to save the planet.
WHEN NOT TO USE Eco-Mix©
Do not use it with cactus, aloe vera or other plants that like to be very dry.
Roses tend to not like Eco-Mix©
Unless your soil is particularly bad and you need to greatly remediate your soil, do not use with: Azaleas, Magnolias, Rhododendrons, Iris, Heather, Holly, or other plants that like a very low soil Ph . Fruits/vegetables: Blueberry, beans, broccoli, turnips, squash, or onions.
REMEMBER:
Biochar has a high water holding capacity! You will need to water your plants/crops a little bit less that you did before. Possibly around 30% less!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
Q: What’s in it?
A: Eco-Mix© is a proprietary blend of biochar plus biochar inoculants. This is because biochar cannot be put into the soil directly without being inoculated. Biochar is full of pores, like a sponge or lava rock. When you “inoculate” biochar, you essentially fill up those pores with things that are beneficial to soil and will help initiate soil microbial activity. Microbial activity in your soil is the key to healthy soil. It is organic / ecologíco so you can use it in organic / eco growing.
Q: But what’s really in it?
A: All ingredients are naturally occurring and are NEVER mined, man-made, chemically made, or unethically sourced. Ingredients include: Biochar, natural nitrogen, naturally occurring tannic acid, naturally occurring phosphorus, naturally occurring potassium, naturally occurring microbes, and traces of naturally occurring: calcium, magnesium, boron, zinc, manganese, sulfur, copper and copper. And a few bits of occasional hay. :)
Q: Why do I see little bits of hay in the Eco-Mix©?
A: This is so that plants don’t drown or asphyxiate. This also takes away the need for future tilling, which is useful when a grower wants to begin transitioning to no-till or regenerative growing!
Q: What are the lumps and flakes I see in Eco-Mix©?
A: If it is black, grey, blue-grey dust or shaped like a pebble or cylinder, it is biochar! Yay! This is your carbon which has helped mitigate climate change! Light and dark brown colors are our proprietary blend—all natural things. If you’re seeing white dots, you are seeing microbial activity. This is great! If you see something that looks papery or plasticy, it is merely a plant-based compostables that didn’t have time to fully break down in the composting process. Don’t worry, it will continue to compost in your soil with great results!
Q: What’s the N-P-K of Eco-Mix©?
A: Approximately N 2.4 to 4, P 1.4 to 3, K 1 to 3 Compare this to cow manure which is about: N .25, P .15, K .25 It is completely ok to add a splash of your own organic/ eco liquid fertilizer to the Eco-Mix©, but really it is not necessary!
However, remember that Eco-Mix© is not a fertilizer, it is a soil amendment, an inoculated biochar. The purpose is not to “fertilize” your plants (although it will naturally give them a little fertilizer boost at first), the purpose is to naturally build your soil so that you never need fertilizer again! Soil microbial activity is naturally what feeds your plants, protects them against disease and pests and boosts yields. Man-made fertilizers and chemical pesticides / fungicides kill microbial activity and then you are hooked on it year after year. Let nature do what it was intended to do.
Q: How can I get more?
A: Currently, we are only making small batches to sell in 8-15 kg bags. You can email or call us to purchase more, unless we are sold out. FYI, we sell out constantly, but if that’s the case, we can put you on our waiting list.
Q: I mean, a LOT more, like a truckload. How can I get a truckload of Eco-Mix©?
A: Until our project is more completely funded, we cannot make this much. However, you can contribute to our crowdfund to help make this happen! Email us and we will put you on the crowdfund “pre-launch” list to be notified for pre-launch crowdfund special deals. Once we reach our next funding milestone, we will be able to make truckloads! Also send us an email message and we can put you on the “I want to buy a truckload” list! This will help secure our funding! Thank you so much for caring about the future of our planet.
BELOW ARE PICTURES OF THE Eco-Mix© BLEND AND SOME COOL PICS OF BIOCHAR. (Note: sometimes the biochar looks light blue-grey in pictures because of the sunlight. It is naturally grey-black.)
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.
