Helping our farmers to fend off Freddy “As record breaking storm cyclone Freddy finally subsides we take a look at the destruction of the last few weeks but also reflect on the community spirit in Malawi, that saw our smallholder … Read More
Environmental Action by Dr. D. Michael Shafer Yes. Here is how your town can cool the planet and save money doing it. The earth is heating up at an unprecedented rate. Tropical diseases are appearing in American cities. Every summer is … Read More
The cheapest, easiest way for small farmers across the developing world to make biochar from crop waste and why it is important that they do Small farmers in the developing world burn 21 gigatons of crop waste annually. Burning just … Read More
Easy 5 Step Method Directions How do you know how much biochar you are making? Dry it weighs one thing. Wet it weighs another. How are you supposed to know what the moisture content it? Luckily, for all intents and … Read More
What you will need How to make your trench Lay the sheet of roofing metal on flat ground where you want to make your trench. Using a stick, outline it by drawing all around its edges. Set the roofing sheet … Read More
By Michael Shafer We suffer two scourges: haze and social inequality. Are they connected? Yes. Must they be? No. Both the haze and social inequality that afflict the North can be dealt with in a single largely costless – indeed, … Read More
Warm Heart was invited to participate in a Social and Community Support Project in Chiang Mai at a local public park. Shangri-La donated biochar to the local municipality for improving their landscaping, in particular a patch of dirt that will … Read More
From a climate change perspective, the coolest thing about biochar is that it is pure carbon equal to 40 percent of the carbon removed from the air through photosynthesis. Today making biochar is the only proven, scalable, ready-to-rock means to … Read More
Climate action at its best! We hope you are inspired by our new videos and join us in our Biochar Movement! Young Smart Farmers Biochar Compost
Report on trials to make biocharby top-lighting large piles of maize stover above ground on Nthawi Farms near Lilongwe (Malawi)
Release date: 7 March 2022 Breaking news: Biochar Life’s new accreditation sets the groundwork for pioneering collaboration with smallholder farmers in the battle against climate change. Biochar Life, PBC, (“Biochar Life”) an impact venture of Warm Heart Worldwide (“Warm Heart”) … Read More
Global crop waste burning – micro-biochar; how a small community development organization learned experientially to address a huge problem one tiny field at a time “The world’s 2.5 billion poorest people – small farmers living at the far fringe of … Read More
October 31 – November 12 world leaders will meet at the COP26 UN Climate Summit for the purpose of “Uniting the world to tackle climate change“. We are running out of time and more than “talking” needs to be done … Read More
“Inherit, retain, and continue to create sustainable highhill land” On July 22, 2020 the Shangri-la/Warm Heart biochar project donated 10 tons of biochar to the Recover Forest Project in Mae Wak. In attendance at this climate action activity was the … Read More
There is an activity that we consider our resources which decline every year by humans and nature. The mangrove forest is provided hugely overlooked for environmental health and diversity habitat. This proposed is started in hugely act to replant mangrove … Read More
Reduce, reuse, recycle. Hopefully, this is a sentiment you’ve heard many times. Unless you grew up in a household where these were already the guiding principles your family lived by, it’s far more likely you have to make a concerted … Read More
Warm Heart strongly supports the Chiang Mai Breathe Council efforts to reduce the haze that plagues Chiang Mai every burning season. We are excited by the Council’s plan to “Start the operation of the smoke stove or bio-burner stove in … Read More
We are so excited and wanted to share this news with you! Warm Heart Malawi Biochar Project reaches captive audience to reduce countrywide malnutrition! Zumba, where the hunger relief project is located is also home to the Zomba Central Prison, … Read More
“Maintaining soil fertility is fundamental for improving food security and reducing poverty.” United Nations Environment United Nations Environment recently completed a 3 year study on the impact of biochar on soil sustainability. The motivating factor behind the study was to … Read More
THAILAND: SOLUTIONS BUILT FOR SCALE Other rural communities throughout Asia have come together in support of solutions for local air pollution for a reason that needs no explanation — financial gain. In the mountains of Chiang Mai, a non-profit called … Read More
By: Dr. D. Michael Shafer; Warm Heart Foundation, A. Phrao, Chiang Mai, Thailand Dr. D. Michael Shafer is a retired Professor of Political Science from Rutgers University in the USA who founded the Warm Heart Foundation in 2008. After first … Read More
One small farmer at a time Sr. Miriam Paulette’s Mission Sr. Miriam Paulette represents the Warm Heart Biochar Project in East, Central and Southern Africa. You will also find us in Paga, Bolgatanga, Northeast Region, Ghana, where we are Rural Renaissance-Warm Heart and represented by Abeidi Bawa. Introduction When … Read More
by Carol Culver De Leo I mean really, why should you care about a small town in Thailand that has repeatedly earned the dubious honor of being the most polluted city in the world for 4 consecutive days? Chiang Mai … Read More
From hazy to clean, from black to green: no longer a dream! Stop the smoke forever! Eliminate the cornfields that burn every year. Plant green forest, bamboo and coffee in their place. Be the solution! Help us raise $13,000 (390,000 … Read More
GlobalGiving “Protect Our Species – Reduce Global Warming” Climate Project Details Every long journey – like reversing climate change – starts with a small step. You can start this critical journey by helping the poor farmers of a mountain village … Read More
The Trench: Best biochar technology for the poor We are mesmerized by the new and the high-tech – proven or not. Sure, social media took off really fast, but it is the exception. As a rule, new technologies take a … Read More
Small-scale biochar: making it alleviates big problems and using it alleviates more. Cool the Climate, Clean the Environment, Improve Public Health, Reduce Rural Poverty with Small-Scale Biochar – Part 5 The Case for Small-Scale Biochar So far, I have … Read More
Demand creation – what it will take to establish a strong biochar market. Cool the Climate, Clean the Environment, Improve Public Health, Reduce Rural Poverty with Small-Scale Biochar – Part 4 What’s a Market Anyway? We know what a … Read More
Biochar Social Enterprise – Part 3 Can this be a solution for corn crop waste burning? Cool the Climate, Clean the Environment, Improve Public Health, Reduce Rural Poverty with Small-Scale Biochar – Part 3 Corn is here to stay. There … Read More
Corn crop waste, Part 2 looks at the impact on our environment Cool the Climate, Clean the Environment, Improve Public Health, Reduce Rural Poverty with Small-Scale Biochar – Part 2 Why Care that Corn Crop Waste Burns Dirty? This, … Read More
Cool the Climate by Dr. D. Michael Shafer is a series of 5 articles proposing an actionable plan to reverse global warming. Cool the Climate, Clean the Environment, Improve Public Health, Reduce Rural Poverty with Small-Scale Biochar – Part 1 … Read More
Organic fertilizer is the best soil amendment you can add to your garden. Do you want to grow healthy, nutritious vegetables in your garden? Of course you do! Organic fertilizer is easy to make It does not take much to … Read More
Styrofoam R&D Repurposing styrofoam into a useful product has become a serious pursuit at Warm Heart. Biochar is not the only area of research and development at Warm Heart. Styrofoam is actually one of the worst contributors to ecosystem destruction. … Read More
This recent headline caught my attention: “California has a recycling crisis. The only way to solve it is to stop making so much trash“. Since China stopped accepting recyclable materials, California is not the only place that is accumulating excess … Read More
This is a chulah, the basic cooking stove in rural India. It is fueled with dung, fuelwood, and trash. It is estimated that over 100 million households use these stoves to prepare their meals 2 – 3 times a day, … Read More
Smoky Season in Asia Smoky season in Asia is a real drag. I live in Chiang Mai, also known as the “Rose of the North”. It is located in Northern Thailand, offers lush landscape, a city full of culture and … Read More
Cheers for The Plastic Bank I fell in love with The Plastic Bank because I like solutions that solve several problems simultaneously. Plastic Bank is a sustainable way to stop ocean plastic pollution before it happens by helping the world’s poorest … Read More
Beyond the 3 R’s By Carol Culver De Leo Where did we think our garbage was “going”? When I was a kid I had the unfortunate experience of visiting landfills with my dad a couple of times. The garbage was … Read More
The Warm Heart biochar training program now extends far beyond Phrao and even Thailand In February, 2017 Warm Heart Environmental Program provided a biochar training program for a diverse group of interested large farm holders from Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and … Read More
Pollution in Asia, Are You in Jeopardy? If you live on planet earth, the answer is a resounding “Yes”! Pollution is spread through air currents. Air pollution is not confined to any one region, which means we need to work … Read More
How do you tackle the problem of convincing farmers to stop burning their crop fields after harvest? There is no simple solution to the problem. Getting to a cooler climate, cleaner air and rural development one step at a time … Read More
Learning about biochar We visited Hod High School in Chiang Mai and introduced biochar burners to students. They had great fun while learning new DIY skills. Also check out our step by step video on how to build your own biochar … Read More
Doing Green – How’s it cooking? This update to our story Hospitality Embraces Biochar about how a local 5 Star resort, 137 Pillars House in Chiang Mai, is setting the trend for moving beyond “Going Green”, they have embraced “Doing Green” with a … Read More
Doing Green: Setting Up A Successful Backyard Biochar Program The first thing you may ask yourself is how dies a biochar oven work? Biochar ovens are based on heating of any organic material (biomass) in the absence of oxygen. Because … Read More
Taking Action The US Consulate in Chiang Mai has been a big supporter of Warm Heart’s Environmental Program going back to October 2015 when they funded our Breath of Fresh Air Grant. We are very pleased that the US Consulate … Read More
Pursuing A Breath Of Fresh Air 137 Pillars House, a local 5 Star luxury hotel has shown a real commitment to corporate responsibility by recently setting up an onsite environmental program to do their part to reduce the haze and … Read More
RazorTV For a few months every year, the tourist magnet of Chiang Mai turns to a living hell, as smoke from open fires during the dry season settles into the valley and creates a uniform, ash-coloured horizon. … Read More
Reducing Health Hazards for Women and Children As part of the efforts funded by the US Department of States’ “Breath of Fresh Air” Grant, Warm Heart held two days of training for women of the Mae Pang sub-district. Over the … Read More
Community Comes Together Warm Heart completed two successful trainings for roughly 120 people of the community on January 26 and 27. Both days were spent learning how biochar works, and how to build a TLUD (“top lift up draft”) … Read More
Giant Steps Forward for Warm Heart’s Biochar Project Warm Heart was given the opportunity to present the biochar project as a complimentary solution to the “Action Plan 2016,” aimed to prevent and resolve smog in Northern Thailand. The … Read More
Funding for Biochar Project On October 1, Consul General Michael Heath announced a State Department grant award of $69,974 (2,099,220 THB) to Warm Heart Worldwide, Inc., to support efforts to assist farmers in reducing seasonal airborne particulate pollution in … Read More
