Charcoal Update

BEES Conservation Volunteers
charcoal update
Keen to try and manufacture more drawing charcoal we finished loading the kilns on friday evening, and in an attempt to introduce some time efficiencies into thhis labour intensive process, we thought it would be good to light the kilns then, and close down in the morning. Maybe it was the wind - or lack of it - or a difference in the way the air sinks in the evening (well about 10pm once we had prepared our willow sticks in their bake bean cans) but the valley seemed to be filled with smoke within minutes. Hope we didn't spoli anyone's evening! Jack and Annie helped out again - initally thinking it would be a good opportunity to spot wildlife but probably more motivated by the excuse for a late night.
The kilns still need unloading - jonathan did a bit on sunday morning but i opted out. We have enough timber left for one more burn at most. I have sold some of the charcoal - £5 a bag of more or less 5Kg.