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Welcome to Tree of Life Biotechnology, Empowering Sustainable Agriculture & Home Gardening for ALL
At Tree of Life (TOL), we believe in empowering individuals and communities through sustainable and innovative agricultural solutions. Our mission is to make home gardening accessible and efficient, ensuring that everyone can play a part in securing our planet’s food future. “A nation without food security, is a nation without national security”!
Tree of Life starts with turning dirt which is dead, into soil which is alive and will allow plants to thrive and reach their maximum potential for quality, nutrient content, as well as taste & smell. The ultimate material matrix which brings an abundance of life and sustenance to the soil to new levels, is an organic nano-carbon called “Biochar, The New Black Gold”.
Why Home Gardening Matters? Because You Are What You Eat!
In an ever-changing world, the importance of self-sufficiency and sustainability has never been more crucial. Home gardening is not just a hobby; it's a vital step towards achieving food security for all. Here’s why:
- Reliable Food Supply: Growing your own fruits, vegetables, and herbs ensures a steady supply of fresh, nutritious produce right from your backyard or balcony, reducing dependency on external sources.
- Healthier Living: Home-grown produce is free from harmful pesticides and chemicals, providing a healthier option for you and your family. Its also a great way to engage children in gardening which fosters a deeper connection to nature and teaches them valuable skills that can save lives. Plus, gardening itself is a great form of physical exercise and a stress reliever.
- Environmental Benefits: By growing your own food, you contribute to reducing the carbon footprint associated with transporting and storing commercial produce. Home gardens also promote biodiversity and help in conserving local ecosystems.
- Cost-Effective: Investing in a home garden saves money in the long run. The cost of seeds and supplies is minimal compared to the ongoing expenses of buying fresh produce from stores.
- Community Resilience: Encouraging home gardening fosters a sense of community and shared purpose. Neighbors can share tips, trade produce, and support each other in creating a sustainable local food network.
The Many Benefits of Using Our Premium Biochar for Gardens & Crops
Scientific studies have proven the many benefits of using BioChar in agricultural crops to include:
- Improving soil fertility, and increasing yields per acre.
- The trapping of water and fertilizer in the vicinity of the root zone, and their release according to the requirement of the plant, thus preventing leaching into, and contaminating ground water, and preventing costly waste of valuable resources.
- Superior and quicker plant growth, and the development of strong and healthy roots.
- Prosperity and increase of microorganisms, and reduction of soil acidity.
- Significant savings in water, and fertilizer consumption, resulting in lowering per acre production costs and increased profits.
- Organic Agriculture.
- Desert Agriculture.
Tree of Life is featuring and promoting the most advance BioChar manufacturing technology, and the premium products that will allow the home gardener or farmer to invest in the soil, while reaping all the many benefits for a lifetime with a one time investment.
Not All Biochar’s Are Created Equal
As Biochar is also known as the New Black Gold, the last 10 years has seen a gold rush into this industry with many companies having little or no knowledge and experience in the science and engineering behind the manufacturing of premium engineered organic Biochar. Unfortunately, most companies in the world (over 350) produce a very poor quality and consistency of Biochar with a low carbon and high ash content, as well as low surface area.
In many cases the Biochar sold comes from power plant boiler ash or is manufactured using sewage sludge as the feedstock which can be very high in heavy metals and other chemicals (VOC’s) such as PFAS (the forever chemicals) which can cause crop damage and contamination of the soil and the food grown in such soil.
Not All Biochar’s Are Created Equal
Another problem is that most manufacturers of Biochar flash the feedstock in a pyrolysis kiln at 500-800 degrees F for only 5-10 minuets, which doesn’t burn away all the tars and lignins in the nanotube structures (sponge-like pores) of the Biochar which is so important for the colonization of micro-organisms which are responsible for nutrient cycling to provide the required nutrients to plants. The pores of the Biochar are essentially clogged up with all the tars & lignins which essentially render the nano tubes and active surface area useless to micro-biology while also diminishing it's capacity to adsorbed nutrients for slow release to the plants, or in applications like remediation of soil & water from toxic chemicals & heavy metals which bind and encapsulates them.
Not All Biochar's Are Created Equal
These unique qualities of our Biochar allow it to act as a sentinel and guard for soil health by providing a bank of organic nutrients for release to the plants when needed on demand, while extracting harmful, poisonous chemicals and heavy metals from entering the food supply.
Our proprietary patented batch process uses a AI driven process recipe which utilizes slow pyrolysis over a period of 8 hours slowly raising the temperature to over 1,200 degrees F which produces an Engineered Premium Organic Biochar which has many unique qualities NOT found in any other known Biochar to date, and include:
- Being both cationic & anionic
- High surface area of between 300-500 square meters per gram
- 87%+ Carbon Content
- Low ash content of 1.5%
- Extremely high porosity
- High cation exchange capacity (CEC)
- Binds to Salts & Phosphates
- Absorbs almost 6 times its weight in water
- 3rd party lab certified to have a 17,000 year half-life
- Verified, Certified, and Insured Carbon Credits
Tested, Certified, and Trusted Globally
Featured in The News & The Discovery Channel
Industries We Serve
Government Agencies
Partner with us to develop sustainable agriculture initiatives with farmers/ranchers and enhance food security in your communities. Encourage the construction industry with financial incentives to utilize Biochar to be added to concrete and asphalt in order to substantially improve these building materials while making them carbon neutral or even carbon negative and qualifying for receiving carbon credits which can be sold or traded in the international markets giving further financial incentives to adopt Biochar for their industries.
Farmers & Growers
Experience the transformative powers of Biochar in your fields, greenhouses, and gardens. Decrease water and fertilizer inputs by 50%+ while increasing yields by 100% or more. Farmers/Ranchers sign up for the USDA Carbon Soil Amendment Practice 336 program which will pay for you to apply Biochar to your crops and forests as a one time procedure with a lifetime of benefits. Tree of Life will assist and guide you through the process.
Research Institutions
Collaborate with us on groundbreaking research to advance sustainable regenerative agriculture and build a healthier future and guarantee food security for the growing world population. Collaborate with us on groundbreaking research to advance the use of our premium engineered Biochar for its many uses in the construction field, soil and water remediation of heavy metals and toxic chemicals, green energy storage (batteries), hydrogen fuel cells, medical & pharmaceutical application, desalination of sea water, etc.
Industrial Manufacturing Industries
Due to the physical, chemical, and electrical properties of our Premium Engineered Biochar among them being both cationic & anionic and having a very large active surface area per gram, allows it to be used in many industrial applications that include the construction industry, steel & aluminum industry, cardboard box industry, sewage treatment industry, pharmaceutical industry, soil & water remediation industry, and many others.
We work hand in hand with various industries to provide them with the finest quality and consistency Biochar in the world which can enhance and improve their products and services while reducing costs and substantially reducing or neutralizing their current carbon footprint. We can also produce specialized engineered Biochar with specific qualities and characteristics according to the clients needs & requirements.
Lawn Care & Golf Courses
Usage of our Biochar with a national lawn care company shows a 100% increase in turf growth with less than 2% volume of Biochar in the root zone. Usage with golf courses show a reduction of turf water usage of at least 50% with 3 % volume of our Biochar in the root zone. The application of the Biochar is a one-time procedure with a lifetime of benefits. Using our Biochar for lawn care will not only save half on water, but also on fertilizer costs as currently more than 80% of the fertilizers used leaches into the soil and is wasted, while at the same time contaminating our water aquifers.
The Versatile Applications of Our Premium Engineered Biochar
Regenerative Agriculture
Studies confirm that Biochar-enriched soils grow larger and healthier plants with a larger crop, especially in inferior quality soils, due to weather damage, and floods. In fact, Biochar users report that their financial expenses for use of our Biochar are paid during the first year due to an increase in revenue from the increase yields as well as
decrease in the inputs for water, fertilizer, and pesticides per acre.
Farm Animal Feed Supplement
At present some 90% of the BioChar produced in Europe is marketed as an animal food supplement where 1% BioChar Powder is mixed in with the animal feed. Studies have shown that when used as a dietary supplement for cows and chickens substantially improves their health, 25% faster increase in the weight of the animals, increases milk production and the laying of quality eggs, reduction or elimination of the need for antibiotics & growth hormones.
Oil & Chemical Spill Remediation from Soil & Water
Due to the physical, chemical, and electrical properties of our Premium Engineered BioChar among them being both cationic & anionic allows the efficient capsular fixation of heavy metals and chemical contaminants in soil and water remediation projects. Our BioChar is the ONLY product available at this time which has EPA approval for "In-situ sequestration" ,so its a a "sequester and forget" product with US Government Lab certification as having a 17,000 year half-life.
Algae Bloom Remediation
One of the benefits of our Biochar is its ability to remove pollutants from water bodies, such as algae blooms, heavy metals, and other toxic chemicals and thus encapsulating them indefinitely. By applying Biochar to ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and rivers it is possible to substantially improve water quality and restore aquatic ecosystems.
Effective Odor Management and Control
One of the many benefits of Biochar is that it can reduce or eliminate bad odors from various sources, such as animal manure, compost, wastewater and landfill. By applying premium Biochar to the source of the odor, it can trap and retain the odor-causing molecules, preventing them from escaping into the air.
Concrete Industry
The use of Biochar as an additive to concrete and cement can revolutionize the construction industry. The addition of Biochar imparts many new qualities such as increased compressive strength, tensile strength, and fracture toughness, decreasing weight by up to half, acts as an insulator, moisture barrier, blocks harmful EMF, is carbon negative, and can sequester large amounts of carbon which qualifies for receiving carbon credits which will further reduce and offset construction costs.
Plastics Industry
Biochar is a promising additive for plastics and polymers that can improve their performance, functionality, and sustainability. Biochar can improve the mechanical properties of plastics and polymers, such as tensile strength, modulus, and toughness, by acting as a reinforcing filler. It also increases its resistance to heat.
Asphalt Industry
When added to asphalt for roads BioChar will revolutionize the way we build roads and highways. The addition of BioChar can improve the durability and increase the service life of asphalt pavement, reducing construction and maintenance costs over the complete life cycle of the asphalt pavement, which has significant economic and social value. It can also sequester up to 30 tons of BioChar into 1 kilometer of road thus creating 90 tons of carbon credits which can be sold thus further offsetting costs.
Cardboard Box Industry
The addition of our Biochar Powder product to cardboard box pulp can substantially increase strength and durability as well as resistance to heat while making it carbon negative. This is a game changer for this industry.
Carbon Credits
For every ton of our Biochar produced, 3.2 tons of CO2 offsets are created, making our Biochar an excellent tool for carbon sequestration. Our Biochar is the only one in the world to date whose Biochar quality and the carbon credits it produces are insured by a major global insurance company, and has also has certified Carbon Life Cycle Analysis.
Medical and Healthcare Industry
Biochar has many emerging applications in the medical and healthcare industries due to the physical, chemical, and electrical properties of our Premium Engineered Biochar among them being both cationic & anionic as well as having a very large active surface area. Because of our unique proprietary patented manufacturing process, these qualities are possessed ONLY by our Biochar.
High Capacity Energy Storage Industry
Biochar plays a significant role in the high-capacity energy storage industry, particularly in the development of low-cost green batteries and hydrogen fuel cells. Due to the very high active surface area and being both cationic & anionic makes our Biochar capable of being utilized as both the cathode and anode.
Desalination & Electricity Production
With the growing development of modern society, the demand for freshwater is increasing. Although three‐quarters of the earth's surface is covered by water, less than 3% of it is available for plants,
animals, and human life activities. Even so, fresh water is unevenly
distributed across the planet, resulting in inadequate water supplies in many areas. It is supposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) that about half of the world's population will face a lack of freshwater resources by 2050.
Awards & Accolades
Our Partner BioChar Now Wins the 2022 THRIVE Global Impact Award
"Biochar Now LLC is honored to have won the People's Choice Award from The Global Impact Challenge! It is an honor to be recognized as a top 10 clean tech technology in the world out of over 500 other technologies. It is especially humbling to be favored by the public in what we do compared to all the other technologies. Thank you for your support!"
