We are excited to have Ben and Lara Hawke take on a couple of trials of Wood Vinegar at their farm out at Come By Chance (south of Walgett northern NSW). This will be by far the largest trial we have under taken and by my research the largest area of any Wood Vinegar field trials ever.
We enjoyed our time out at Ben and Lara’s farm last week to investigate all the possible applications of Wood Vinegar and the easiest ways to be implemented into his normal farming practice.
We will be providing regular updates on our trials and results here.

We are looking for exposure to the benefits of wood vinegar and support for a trial.

We would like to get avid gardeners, landscapers and nurseries involved in the process of testing Wood Vinegar. If the trails are successful our ultimate plan is to set up a production facility to produce wood vinegar for Australia using organic waste streams.

Wood Vinegar (liquid smoke, pyroligneous acid, mokusaku) – is a byproduct of Biochar (charcoal) production, collected by condensing the exhaust smoke and separating from the tar and bi-oil.

There are thousands of individuals, companies, corporations, scientists and governments around the world experimenting and documenting the results of using biochar as a way of improving crop production and improving the soil, but we can not find a current study or trials being documented on the use of wood vinegar and its benefits.

Japan and other asian nations have used it successfully in their farming for decades, yet it has not caught on in Australia. There are too many claims to list here of the benefits of wood vinegar for agriculture, animal husbandry, and human use – but we are concentrating on two benefits that we think will have the biggest impact on the future growth in food production while reducing dependance on finite chemicals used in agriculture.

1. Improve seed germination strike rate (more seeds sprout when soaked in wood vinegar first)
2. Allows better uptake and a reduction of unto 50% use of fertilisers and pesticides

We have carried out many successful mini trials over the past couple of years ourselves on different variety of vegetable, fruits and herb plants grown from seeds and now looking to accelerate the testing and implementation into the mainstream if favourable results are recorded.

The goal of the next stage of our project that we need help to finance is:
1. Create a network of at least 100 keen backyard gardeners, nurseries and farmers willing to do individual trials and testing with wood vinegar and collect the data and results
2. Design and develop a new improved processing machine to produce the wood vinegar

Our projected costs associated with the next stage of the project are:
- Develop and hosting database for collecting data and formulating results $500
- Production and postage of free wood vinegar for trials $750
- Design and building of prototype processing machine that will have a longer lifespan $3500

We have skills and access to a metal fabrication shop and include all our time and labour for free.

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