Bangor Daily News: Like most of us, Eastport resident George Hoche waits for the thaw. Waiting, he thinks about his vegetable garden and his greenhouse. He thinks about the community food garden that he and other Master Gardener Volunteers are starting this year to support the local food pantry. George also thinks about firing up a self-made oil-drum furnace that now stands buried under ice and snow across the driveway in front of his home. He is eager to make more biochar. One morning last week, …