Biochar Enhanced Organic Compost

We’re happy to be offering locally sourced biochar and now biochar-enhanced organic compost from Olympic Biochar. Available for pick-up in Chimacum or delivery — bulk by the cubic yard, super sack tote or pallets of cubic foot bags. Order HERE.

We’re using locally sourced biochar to enhance an organic compost product to amplify the benefits of compost and support soil health and sustainability. This Certified Organic plant-based compost is sourced regionally from Brady Trucking in Shelton, where they have an OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) approved aerated static pile system. We’ve added 15% biochar to the compost blend and charge it for over a month to bring added benefits to the compost, including:

  • Improved soil structure and aeration

  • Increases water and nutrient retention

  • Provides microbial habitat

  • Helps sequester carbon

  • Reduces nutrient leaching and soil acidity

This compost is supportive for growers looking to build plant health and long term soil vitality, as well as for farmers looking to build nutrient density and biological activity in their soils. 

ORDER: https://www.olympicbiochar.com/order-biochar-compost

"Working with community partners we divert over 30,000 tons of food & green waste away from landfills each year and recycle it into finished certified organic compost.” — Brady Trucking in Shelton

*“Biochar is a promising additive for enhancing composting efficiency and long-term compost quality,”

According to “Stabilizing organic matter and reducing methane emissions in composting with biochar to strengthen the role of compost in soil health,” from ScienceDirect, the study concludes, "This study demonstrates that incorporating biochar into composting provides dual benefits: it significantly lowers CH4 emissions—by 4.6-fold in treatment “PM+B” and 3.7-fold in treatment “CM+B”—thereby reducing environmental impact, and it promotes the stabilization of organic matter.” 

Olympic Soil Solidarity

Olympic Biochar is also collaborating on a compost trial project seeking to re-purpose locally generated organic waste streams and materials, such as seaweed, biochar and shellfish shells, and produce a regionally reliable source of compost and long-term soil resilience and vitality for regional growers.