Down to Earth is collaborating with Cotierra on their effort to make carbon removal with biochar valuable for coffee producers in South America.
Collaborators
Producers
We are happy to share that Cula Technologies has partnered with Down to Earth in our mutual mission to scale the carbon removal industry.
Carboneers is a Dutch company building cutting-edge biochar carbon removal projects with smallholder farmers in India and Ghana.
OBIO is a biochar producer that manufactures high-quality biochar based on residual material from forestry.
Our Carbon Storers
At Tangen Søndre, a farm from the 18th century, they have been raising Scottish Highland cattle since 2021. The cows are outdoors year-round, and the operation is without supplementary feed. Starting from 2024, biochar from carbon removal is part of the resources employed.
In the kitchen garden at Stokkøya Strandhotell, guests can leave a handprint. The carbon stored to reduce the hotel's footprint ends up here, among other places!"
At Nordre Gren by Krøderfjorden, organic ancient grain is produced and sold through Sigdal Mølle.
The concept of regenerative agriculture strongly inspires Bøtun Market Garden and wants to leave the soil in a better condition than when they started. Biochar is a new tool in their biological toolkit that can help achieve this!
The Storsteigen Upper Secondary School in the Alvdal municipality in Norway educates its students in naturebased farming with a focus on versatile mountain agriculture. The school has around 100 students and its own farm with both plants and livestock.
Julie and Christoffer live at and run Bergtun farm, which is part of Orkla Samdrift, in Rennebu in Trøndelag.
Nes Herregård is a venerable manor from the 17th century, approximately 5 km south of Fredrikstad. Edvard Fosdahl manages plant production on the farm with its 1050 acres, primarily producing seed grain for Strand Unikorn.
Jønsberg is Norway's oldest agricultural high school and has since 1847 been training the food producers of the future. The Jønsberg school is located in beautiful surroundings in the Stange municipality and has around 230 students. The school manages its own farm, where most of the animal husbandry and plant production is organic.
In the village beneath Norefjell, idyllically along the green banks of Krøderfjorden, lies Nedre Skinnes Farm. It's situated halfway between Krøderen and Noresund, on the west side of the fjord.
Jørgen Dahlgren is involved in dairy production in Lier, not far from Drammen. The goal is always to find good solutions to help the community produce more environmentally friendly food.
Urban Nature focuses on soil life, plant health, and how charged biochar can contribute to optimal soil improvement by working in harmony with nature.
Leidulf Gloppestad in Gloppen uses biochar to improve soil and feed his dairy cows.
An organic farmer with great enthusiasm and knowledge of biochar, Øyvind has, among other things, developed his own pyrolysis oven, Soil+, to enable farms to produce biochar on their own.
Stenberg Nordre is managed by Henrik Stenberg, the 8th generation on the farm in Romedal, Stange. Here, plant production is carried out, and Henrik wants to see how biochar can improve soil health and increase yields.
Bjølsund farm is the local milk supplier to Rygge Dairy, located just a few kilometers of cart road away from the dairy. The milk is delivered warmly directly into cheese production.