OPC’s original parent company, founded 12 years ago, had a single mission, to develop a natural organic carbon solely for enhanced water purification without the use of reverse osmosis. That mission was achieved with the time, efforts and help of the University of Nevada (LV). We have invested more than $20 million over those years to perfect a product which would bind and trap heavy metals, pathogens (e-coli and salmonella) and nearly all toxins. We later discovered that the attributes which created its efficacy in water were transferable to its use in natural soils and for the purpose of agricultural yield enhancement.

Most importantly we have been able to achieve what more than 100 US based “organic carbon” and ‘biochar’ makers have not. To the best of our knowledge, most, if not all of our “competition” produces their products from “biomass” power plants which generates simple “boiler ash”. What immediately sets us apart from our competition is our ability to maintain 400 square meters of surface area per gram in our carbon. This extraordinary surface area capability becomes an incredible home for microbials to flourish and grow. Every pound of our organic carbon possesses both cation/anion exchange capability. Due to this ability to create both positive and negative charges in “live” and / or organic soils, we are 100% confident any grower using our carbon, as instructed, will experience dramatically enhanced plant yields.

100% organic carbon made exclusively from wood cellulose (North American Pine). Typically 90% pure organic carbon, 1% ash, balance moisture.

OMRI Certified

Patent protected technology (US & Canadian)

Manufactured in North America

To promote plant growth via soil amendment and water retention allowing for nutrients to bind directly to the plant root system via “cation/anion” exchange. Nutrients bind to the carbon so as not to be leached away by rain or irrigation and the roots are “electrically” charged drawing nutrients from the carbon as needed.

What makes our carbon superior to our competitors is simple: we maintain a typically 90% organic carbon content as compared to our competitors’ carbon of 40% or less due to their much lower burning temperatures of 350-400 degrees Fahrenheit. By contrast, OPC, which uses only organic wood cellulose from only North American Pine trees, burns at significantly higher temperatures for much longer periods of time. Our process keeps the cellular structure of the wood intact and thus prevents our carbon from turning into useless ash. 

When cultivators state they must “activate” or “charge” their carbon, this refers to the composting process in which microbes can grow, eat the harmful lignins and tars, and dramatically enhance the growth of microbials in the soil. OPC contains zero lignins, tars, zero contaminants and provides a home for microbes to flourish. To best activate OPC in “live” soil, it should be well mixed up to 5 days prior to planting, as a result, the microbes will increase in numbers and in turn fertility and yield will increase. Microbes improve the ability for the plant roots and nutrients (like NPK) loaded with carbon to interact and thus prevents them from leaching away from the plant roots.  Inferior carbons have none of these attributes. 

Our OPC provides the “cation/anion” exchange properties not found in any of our competitors whom we are aware of despite their claims. With both negative and positive charges which communicate directly with plant roots, our carbon releases the stored nutrients to the plants as needed.  As a small note, OPC holds 3-4 times its weight in water thus maintaining soil moisture longer and requires less watering.  Also due to the efficacy of our carbon, we anticipate less fertilizer (nutrients) will be required. Anecdotally, our customers have claimed that insect infestation, mold and mildew are near nil.

Lastly and most importantly, our product binds toxins, pathogens, and heavy metals occasionally found in all soils, eliminating this risk to the plant and consumer.