Biopunk Greenhouse: Trees, Biochar, and Open Plant Biotechnology

Spend an afternoon inside Carbocene’s working Oakland greenhouse and garden. We will propagate plants, make biochar, care for a living research collection, and explore how plant biotechnology can be practiced outside the usual boundaries of companies and universities. This is a weekly Saturday open greenhouse. Carbocene hosts an informal working session most Saturdays from 3:00–7:00 p.m. for plant propagation, greenhouse care, biochar making, research discussion, and shared experimentation. Each week is listed as a separate Lu.ma event so attendance and occasional schedule changes can be managed individually. Please confirm the date shown on the specific event before attending. Future Saturday sessions are open for advance registration. Each week has a separate event page, so please register for the specific date or dates you plan to attend. You are welcome to join once, return regularly, or choose whichever Saturdays fit your schedule. Carbocene Industries is an independent nonprofit research organization preserving and advancing biological climate work that might otherwise be lost when funding ends or institutions change direction. The greenhouse includes a noncommercial research collection of photosynthesis-enhanced poplar, alongside propagation work, experimental soils, biochar systems, and early research connected to improved photosynthesis, bamboo biotechnology, and durable plant materials. This is not a formal lecture or a polished demonstration garden. It is a working research and stewardship site. Each gathering combines teaching, discussion, and practical work based on what the plants and projects need that week. No laboratory, gardening, or biotechnology background is required. What we will do Activities vary by season and may include: * Preparing and rooting plant cuttings * Repotting, pruning, labeling, and caring for research plants * Comparing plant growth, stress, rooting, and recovery * Making small batches of biochar * Preparing bioch