Agriculture & Biochar

Agriculture sits at the center of two urgent problems: it is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, and it is one of the systems most threatened by a changing climate. That tension is exactly why this topic keeps coming up on The Grove.

Across episodes, the throughline is regeneration. Guests working in this space are not just trying to make farming less harmful. They are exploring whether soil, water, and biological systems can actively draw down carbon, restore degraded land, and produce food more efficiently at the same time. Biochar, a form of charred organic material, appears repeatedly as a tool that connects these goals. It can lock carbon into soil for centuries, improve water retention, and reduce the need for synthetic inputs.

The conversations go beyond soil amendments, though. Episodes like the one featuring Martin Gross of GWT show how biological innovation is reaching into adjacent systems, including wastewater treatment through algae technology, with direct implications for agricultural nutrient cycles and resource recovery.

If you found this page through search, what you will find here is a curated set of conversations with founders, researchers, and operators who are building at the intersection of food systems, carbon removal, and biology. You will come away with a clearer sense of where real capital and real science are meeting, and why agriculture is increasingly central to serious climate strategy rather than an afterthought to it.