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    Biochar instead of Perlite & Vermiculite
    Tom Gregory

    Biochar instead of Perlite & Vermiculite

    Most gardeners are aware of the benefits of using Perlite or Vermiculite as a soil additive, but using biochar is a far better alternative.
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    Charcoal's Carbon Footprint
    Jim Bettle

    Charcoal's Carbon Footprint

    UK produced charcoal has a massively lower carbon footprint than that of imported charcoal and is beneficial to our woodlands and wildlife.
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    The Dorset Charcoal Company's Wood Sources
    Jim Bettle

    The Dorset Charcoal Company's Wood Sources

    All our wood is grown locally in Dorset. Practising sustainable forestry means managing our forests in a way that meets our needs at...
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    Biochar for Tree Planting
    Jim Bettle

    Biochar for Tree Planting

    Benefits of including Biochar when planting trees: Improved tree health, drought resistance, reduced diseases and transplant shock.
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    Feeding Cattle Biochar on BBC Countryfile
    Jim Bettle

    Feeding Cattle Biochar on BBC Countryfile

    The BBC's Countryfile on Sunday featured a section about a farmer in South West Lincolnshire who has been feeding Biochar to his cattle.
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    Gardener's Biochar featured on BBC Gardeners' World.
    Jim Bettle

    Gardener's Biochar featured on BBC Gardeners' World.

    Gardener's Biochar had a brief mention on Gardeners World in the last show, with Joshua Sparks talking about Biochar's benefits.
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    More than one in three unable to correctly identify that charcoal is made from wood!
    Jim Bettle

    More than one in three unable to correctly identify that charcoal is made from wood!

    In a survey conducted into the UK public's attitudes to sustainability of charcoal, 8 per cent didn't know what charcoal is made from.
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    Biochar for Fine Wines!
    Jim Bettle

    Biochar for Fine Wines!

    This month we are advertising our Biochar in The Vineyard Magazine; Our biochar has been used with great success in the past at Bride...
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    Activated or non-activated charcoal?
    Jim Bettle

    Activated or non-activated charcoal?

    We are often asked whether our charcoal is activated or non-activated, so we thought it might be useful to explain the difference.
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    COSMOS Accreditation
    Jim Bettle

    COSMOS Accreditation

    The Dorset Charcoal Company is proud to announce its charcoal powder now has COSMOS accreditation.
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    Glastonbury 2019
    Jim Bettle

    Glastonbury 2019

    "We are The Official Charcoal Wholesaler once again at Glastonbury Festival 2019, ensuring your festival jerk chicken and burgers are...
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    How to Enrich Biochar before using in your garden.
    Jim Bettle

    How to Enrich Biochar before using in your garden.

    Our Biochar comes straight from the kiln so it is free of chemicals and nutrients. As charcoal is a sort of cooked plant material...
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    Grown in Britain.
    Jim Bettle

    Grown in Britain.

    The Dorset Charcoal Company has been a proud supporter of the Grown in Britain Campaign from the beginning, and are very pleased to now...
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    Why Promote Dorset Charcoal & Firewood?
    Jim Bettle

    Why Promote Dorset Charcoal & Firewood?

    Using wood as a fuel has a number of benefits. Firstly, contrary to what many people think burning wood and charcoal can be...
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    Dorset Charcoal is so easy to light!
    Jim Bettle

    Dorset Charcoal is so easy to light!

    Advise from the Dorset Charcoal experts... Unlike the imported varieties of charcoal, Dorset Hardwood Charcoal is very easy to light! You...
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    Billy The Horse & Dorset Charcoal.
    Jim Bettle

    Billy The Horse & Dorset Charcoal.

    January 2015 Clare from Hazelbury Bryan... Since Billy had that hiccup of Gastric Colic, he’s now moving off of his ulcer treatment and...
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    Our Kiln Technology is Mobile!
    Jim Bettle

    Our Kiln Technology is Mobile!

    We are Mobile! This is important particularly to Dorset, which although with 12% woodland coverage it is characterised by a lot of small...
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    Charcoal & The Environment.
    Jim Bettle

    Charcoal & The Environment.

    Trees use the Sun’s energy to take CO2 from the air and turn it into wood. We then convert the wood into fuel as logs and charcoal. When...
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    HORSE & RIDER - A natural helping hand for gastric health
    Jim Bettle

    HORSE & RIDER - A natural helping hand for gastric health

    We are very pleased to have been mentioned in Horse & Rider magazine. Here's what they said: "The Dorset Charcoal Company’s Granular...
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    Benefits of Feeding Cattle Biochar
    Jim Bettle

    Benefits of Feeding Cattle Biochar

    Australian farmer Doug Pow has had some amazing results from feeding his cattle biochar mixed with molasses. His whole-farm biochar...
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    Dorset Charcoal Company Ltd. Boundary's Edge, Pidney, Hazelbury Bryan, Dorset. DT10 2EB
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    01258 818176    Email: enquiries@dorsetcharcoal.co.uk

    The Dorset Charcoal Company is the trading name of Dorset Charcoal Co. Ltd. Registered in England. No. 4672088
    Registered office: Unit 5b, Sunrise Business Park, Blandford Forum, Dorset. DT11 8ST. VAT Registration No. 812 0407 81

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