Start with the tree seed - planting your own tree's is the most cost effective investment for long term biomass energy independance.
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One 200ksh packet of tree seeds can grow you more then 200 huge acacia trees |
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growing your own future fuel |
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processing harvested tree branches into 'firesticks' for charcoal feedstock |
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drying to to appx. 15% moisture content before carbonization |
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one month after pruning a 9 year old blue gum tree, new shoots are growing rapidly. |
You can use and mix multiple non-tree feedstock sources: coconut husk's, maize cobs etc. 
The mini kiln(3,500Ksh)
The large charcoal barrel kiln (12,000ksh) make up to 30kgs of lumpwood charcoal per day from 90kgs of twigs and tree branches
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Growing and processing the fuel (charcoal) to fit a Cookswell Jikos, energy saving charcoal oven.
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Cook the best bread, pizza, pie's, cakes etc using only a handful of your homemae charcoal! (the large oven at www.mandabay.com 38,000ksh) |
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Not only baking; roasting squash, baked sea fish and link sausages cook in only 30min! (the small 2 level oven 10,000ksh) |