Biochar helps to bind and render inert heavy metals, herbicides, insecticides, PFAS/PFOS and other contaminants prelevant on farms and orchards. Biochar’s unique properties for remediating heavy metal and organic contaminants include its large surface area, porosity, CEC, pH, hydrophobicity, and polarity, which can be controlled through feedstock selection, feedstock blending, pyrolysis temperature and post production processing.