How It Works
Soil Testing:
Understanding and optimizing the carbon cycle is how we can make agriculture a critical tool for healing the planet. Healthy soil creates healthy crops, and ultimately healthy people. It filters the water we drink, and supports stronger and more nutrient dense plant life that filters our air and permanently sequesters carbon back into the soil. Once carbon is back in the soil it changes from a threat to a benefit. Our cutting edge processes help build and heal the soil in years instead of centuries if it was left up to nature to do it alone.
Custom Fertilizer Blending:
Plenterra supercharges biochar by infusing it with an organic liquid fertilizer. Combined with our organic liquid fertilizers, it accelerates soil regeneration, achieving in just a few years what would naturally take centuries. Our process starts with doing detailed testing on each individual area of land, then based on the results we custom blend a biochar and organic fertilizer blend designed to treat the specific
Proprietary Infused Biochar:
Biochar is a valuable soil amendment that can significantly improve soil health and productivity. Its ability to enhance water and nutrient retention, improve soil structure, and support microbial activity makes it a promising tool for sustainable agriculture. Biochar is created through a process called pyrolysis. This involves heating biomass (such as wood, agricultural waste, or manure) in the absence of oxygen. This process essentially "cooks" the organic elements out of biomass at high temperatures, converting it into a charcoal-like substance, so what is left is mostly pure carbon.. Well produced biochar has tremendous surface area full of channels and tubes that can absorb water, hold nutrients in the soil, and provide the perfect spaces for microbiota to thrive.
Higher Nutrient Density:
Our journey at Plenterra is driven by the belief that the fertility of our soils is directly linked to the prosperity of our farmers and the health of our communities. We are helping farmers weaponize their fields against climate change and turn challenges into fiscally responsible solutions. The benefits extend far beyond the farm. Rural economies thrive as biochar production, organic fertilizers and regenerative farming create new jobs. Communities become more resilient, mitigating the risks of wildfires and droughts while building healthy nutrient rich soils, all while helping to conserve water, clean our air, and sequester carbon. We help farmers and growers transition to practices that restore soil, improve food security, and mitigate climate change - all while ensuring economic growth. At Plenterra, we’re transforming environmental challenges into sustainable opportunities.
Increased Yields:
Coupling soil remediation with regenerative practices such as no till, cover cropping and rotational grazing work together to increase farming yields and pull carbon out of the atmosphere. Robust soil allows plants to extend root systems deep into the ground, storing the sequestered carbon in the soil, and additional revenue sources are opened to farmers and ranchers through carbon markets. According to the website theclimateTrust.org, “The top meter of grassland soils store around 49 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents per acre”. Soil Carbon Capture is one of the few initiatives that will efficiently drawdown the legacy carbon load, bridging the gap between continued fossil fuel usage and climate change. Employing innovative approaches allow us to turn healing the planet into fiscally beneficial solutions for farmers and ranchers.
Lower Cost of Inputs:
Understanding and optimizing the carbon cycle is how we can make agriculture a critical tool for healing the planet. Healthy soil creates healthy crops, and ultimately healthy people. It filters the water we drink, and supports stronger and more nutrient dense plant life that filters our air and permanently sequesters carbon back into the soil. Once carbon is back in the soil it changes from a threat to a benefit. Our cutting edge processes help build and heal the soil in years instead of centuries if it was left up to nature to do it alone.