A Second Life for Unused Lump Charcoal.
This recent article from Thisoldhouse.com shows the myriad of uses for unused charcoal... "Don't let that half-empty bag from last summer...
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Jim Bettle on BBC Countryfile Summer Diaries.
The Dorset Charcoal Company's Jim Bettle was on BBC Countryfile Summer Diaries this month. "Summer marks the start of barbeque season...
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Ash Dieback and Biochar (UK).
Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) commonly known as Chalara is devastating Ash trees all over Europe and this has a major potential...
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Using Biochar in your garden...
Here's a couple of useful videos to help you introduce biochar into your garden to promote your plants grown, help retain moisture and...
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Living treasures of Dorset – Jim Bettle, Charcoal burner.
DorsetLife magazine published a nice article about Jim and the Dorset Charcoal Company on the 15th October 2015. "You can’t hurry a...
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Rosie Emerson's Hand-Finished Printmaking using Dorset Charcoal
Rosie Emerson is an award winning contemporary artist working almost exclusively on representing the female form. She was born in Dorset...
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How Namibian charcoal workers pay a high price for the cheap British barbecue.
We have been quoted in the Independent Newspaper in an article about a report by FERN about the effects of imported charcoal from Namibia...
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Why charcoal could be the secret to better skin.
"Our grooming expert Lee Kynaston explains why a simple black powder may be making its way from the BBQ to your bathroom cabinet this...
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Fire Work - NFU Countryside.
In deepest Dorset, the ancient craft of charcoal burning is undergoing a revival. (Johann Tasker) A great plume of smoke billows across...
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Jim Bettle The Charcoal Maker.
Dorset Magazine - June 2010. A pall of smoke hung over Turnworth Wood, clearly marking the spot where Jim Bettle was at work making...
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Charcoal Maker Cleans Up.
Blackmore Vale Magazine - July 2002. There are many by products from Jim Bettle's Dorset Charcoal Company. He makes charcoal for art...
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Best Served with British Charcoal.
Shooting Times & Country Magazine - 25th July 2012. Singe your sausages with a clear consience this summer by using local charcoal...
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Our Forests in Crisis...
The Daily Telegraph - Saturday 29th July 2000. 'Our forests are in crisis, thanks to a strong pound and a legacy of bad decision-making....
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Barbecues are not always healthy.
Dorchester Guardian - 1998. "96% of charcoal in this country is imported from the developing world, supporting slave labour and...
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Business is Burning.
Blackmore Vale Magazine - May 1997. After the first tantalising glimpses of sun over the Easter weekend, many people's thoughts will be...
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