

When you buy from Montana Creations, you’re not just choosing a product—you’re choosing purpose, quality, and heart. Each item is crafted by hand, making it truly one-of-a-kind. These pieces make meaningful gifts for anyone who appreciates authenticity, artistry, and the story behind what they own. Whether it’s a horsehair hatband, hand-beaded accessory, or a beautifully crafted leather or wood item, you’re receiving heirloom-level craftsmanship that reflects Montana’s rich heritage.Your purchase supports real lives, honors true artisanship, and brings home a piece of Montana tradition you can feel good about.
Made in Montana, Genesis Biochar is a carbon-rich, porous material created by pyrolyzing white wood forest biomass in a high-temperature, low-oxygen environment. This process produces two types of carbon: stable carbon and labile carbon. The stable carbon is highly resistant to decomposition, remaining locked in the soil for hundreds, even thousands, of years, providing long-term carbon sequestration. The labile carbon, on the other hand, is more readily broken down by soil microbes, releasing nutrients that support microbial activity and plant growth in the short term.
Genesis Biochar is Biopreferred and OMRI Listed. It is 100% compliant with regenerative farming and sustainable organic practices, making it a powerful tool for soil enhancement. It significantly improves soil fertility, boosts water retention, and acts as a reliable carbon sequestration method. Biochar helps your soil retain essential nutrients like calcium, magnesium, and potassium through its high Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), which prevents these nutrients from leaching away during rain or irrigation. By enhancing CEC, Genesis Biochar ensures that nutrients remain available to plants for longer periods, promoting healthier crops and soil.
In addition to increasing Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), Genesis Biochar also increases Anion Exchange Capacity (AEC). AEC refers to the soil’s ability to retain negatively charged ions, such as nitrate, phosphate, and sulfate. By adding biochar, which has a high surface area and negatively charged particles, the soil can hold onto these essential nutrients more effectively, improving nutrient availability and retention. This increase in both CEC and AEC makes Genesis Biochar a powerful tool for improving overall soil health and ensuring that plants have access to both cations and anions for optimal growth.
Key Benefits of Genesis Biochar
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How much Genesis Biochar do you need: Calculation Chart
How To Use Genesis Biochar
Evaluating the condition of your soil is our recommend first step. Getting your soil lab tested is the only sure way to identify what your soil needs but observation can often be just as important.If your soil just needs long term conditioning then you can mix Genesis Biochar directly into your soil at a ratio of 5% to 10% to a depth below the root zone.This equates to 20 yards to 40 yards pr acre.
If your soil looks more like the surface of the moon than a black carbon rich soil, your application strategy may need to be more aggressive. Consider amending your soil with a mixture of 20% to 50% Genesis Biochar with compost and/or other amendment(s). If possible, keep the mix wet for a few days and let it stabilize as long as possible before mixing it into the soil. This will allow the amendments time to populate or“charge up” the Genesis Biochar. Mix it into the soil to a depth below the root zone. Water it well each day for a few days.
An even more effective technique is to soak your Genesis Biochar in compost tea or some other nutrient and microbial rich liquid amendments. This technique is referred to as inoculation. Inoculation charges up the Genesis Biochar thus accelerating the availability of the nutrient and microbial rich amendments to the plants. Let the mixture set a minimum of three days so it has time to stabilize. Inoculated Genesis Biochar can be mixed directly into the soil at a 5% to10% ratio or mixed with compost,other organic materials up to a 50% ratio then mixed into the soil.
Remember that the goal is to have 10% Genesis Biochar in your soil mixed it to a depth below the root zone. Make sure to water it well each day for a few days. Conditioning your soil with Genesis Biochar will help create the long term balance of carbon, nitrogen, micro-organisms and nutrients that plants need to thrive.
Bulk truck loads of biochar need to be picked up at our facility. Please contact us to arrange for a pickup time and get help hiring a trucking company. Weight may vary.
t Montana Creations, we connect people with handcrafted goods made with heritage, skill, and purpose.
We offer high-quality, one-of-a-kind pieces that reflect the richness of Native American tradition, Western craftsmanship, and personal transformation.
Our collection includes:Hitched horsehair belts, hat bands, bridles, key fobs, and barrettes
Hand-crocheted hats, scarves, sweaters, and blankets
Beaded jewelry and accessories inspired by Native design
Hand-tooled leather wallets, cuffs, and straps
Carved wooden home goods and rustic décor
Lumber and wood products
Biochar products
Each item is created **one at a time—by hand—**using traditional techniques passed down through generations.
More than artMost of the products featured on Montana Creations are handmade by inmates at the Montana State Prison. Many of these men have little or no outside support. Prison jobs pay very little, and after deductions for obligations like fines, fees, and child support, many are left with almost nothing to meet basic needs.
That’s where we come alongside them.
How we helpWe do not produce these items. We partner with the artisans by helping market and sell their work, so they can earn honest income through creating rather than taking.
Inside prison walls, a hobby is more than “something to do.” It can become a pathway to real change—teaching patience, attention to detail, planning, cooperation, and delayed gratification. It helps men stay focused on something positive and builds practical, transferable skills that support healthier choices.
Why it mattersProceeds from sales can help provide:
Resources for essentials while incarcerated
Funds for phone calls and staying connected with family
Support for responsibilities like child support, fines, and fees
A stronger financial foundation to help re-enter society
Most importantly, this work helps restore dignity. It replaces a hopeless identity with confidence, purpose, and the belief: “I can create value. I can contribute. I can live differently.”
When you purchase from Montana Creations, you’re not only receiving something beautiful and unique—you’re helping support transformation, preserve cultural artistry, and strengthen families.