Why Georgia Wood Char
Biochar is our product. It is the whole reason we fire a kiln. Every load of wood that comes through our gate in Commerce, Georgia is there to become biochar, and every step after that is built around getting it right.
How we make it
Here is what goes into every bag, and why it comes out the same way each time.
We are a small-batch, computer-controlled producer. Each batch runs against well-defined parameters, and a batch is not finished until those parameters are met. Not when a clock runs out, and not when the next load is waiting.
Working in small batches is a choice. It lets us watch each one, hold each one to the same standard, and keep what you receive consistent from one order to the next.
Our biochar is made through controlled pyrolysis. We use licensed, patented Biochar Now kiln technology; slow pyrolysis with no quenching keeps the natural cell structure.
A byproduct is what is left over. A product is made on purpose, under control, to a standard. Ours is.
After the kiln, every batch goes through our AI-based sorter. It is trained to understand the wood: it sees which pieces converted fully and which did not, and it removes the ones that were not properly converted.
Our target is less than 5% unconverted material in the product you purchase.
Not every piece of wood will convert the way we need. Pieces that are heavy with sap and resin do not become true biochar, so the sorter pulls them out as well.
What stays in the bag is wood that has fully become biochar.
What sets it apart
SourcingProduced from sustainable forestry practices, using clean Georgia wood and nothing else.
TemperatureWe hold a controlled burn temperature that preserves the ion-binding surface of the biochar.
Cool-downQuenching fractures cell walls while they are hot and destroys surface area. A controlled cool-down keeps the structure intact for binding nutrients and hosting microbes.
AshVery low ash means it is not there to shift soil chemistry. Its job is water conservation, microbe activity and binding nutrients. It is also less dusty to handle.
Where it works
Think of it as a microbe McMansion: enhanced habitat for underground microbe activity.
A home for microbes and a surface that binds nutrients in the root zone. 84.43% carbon, lab tested at Clemson University.
Supports water conservation under turf.
Based on Biochar Now licensed technology data.
Helps reduce nutrient load in runoff before it reaches waterways, binding nutrients through positive and negative ion charge and capturing contaminants.
Based on Biochar Now licensed technology data.
Results are available on request.
Based on Biochar Now licensed technology data.
The people
Scott Ledford has spent his life building things and taking care of the people who build with him. That has not changed at Georgia Wood Char.
The care that goes into every batch goes beyond the end product. It reaches the people behind it: a team, most of whom have worked with Scott and Cristy for years, who show up every day to make something they are proud of.
When you buy from Georgia Wood Char, you are buying from people who care how it turns out.
The proof
The International Biochar Initiative sorts biochar into carbon classes. The top class, Class 1, is 60% carbon and above. Our result sits well inside that top tier.
We share this number for one reason: it shows how pure our biochar is. It is what fully converted wood looks like on a lab report.
Want to see the lab report, ask about grades, or get a quote for your operation? Email sales@gawoodchar.com or call (706) 534-9895.
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