Our Farm
This is where we turn food waste and manure into an Organic Fertiliser known as VERMIEXTRACT.
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Methane Emissions from food waste and manure using Vermiculture.
A Circular Economy, Nature Based Solution which will divert food waste from going to landfill by sending it to a dedicated worm farm facility where the food waste is pasturised to kill the pathogens, and then blended the waste, this feedstock can then be fed to the worms via a Continuous Flow Through (CFT) system to produce a vermicast. This is vermiculture.
This is how we produce VermiExtract – a Circular Economy Nature Based Organic Fertiliser Business.
Our Process
We will collect food waste and cattle slurry and transport it our dedicated worm farm to turn it into an Organic Fertiliser via the Vermiculture process – this is a Circular Economy Nature Based Solution.
Working to the PAS:100 Standard, the food waste and cattle slurry come into the farm where they are blended to a predetermined mix. This blended feedstock is then pasturised for a set time to kill all the pathogens in the feedstock. The moisture content of the feedstock is then reduced to around 30% – worms don’t like their food too wet! The feedstock is then feed to the worms who live in the 25m Continuous Flow Tray. The worms then eat the feedstock and simply ‘poop’ it out as Vermicast. As this Vermicast is heavier than the soil in which the worms live, it simply drops through the bottom of the CFT, and this is where the Vermicast is harvested. As this Vermicast is a dry matter, we need to turn this into a Liquid Organic Vermiextract Fertiliser. So we take the Vermicast and we pass it through an additional process where we aerate it and mix it with water, and viola…we have VermiExtract which we then bottle in 1ltr bottles and sell to consumers. 1ltr of Vermiextract can be diluted 1:10 for use on gardens and fields.
Vermiculture
What is Vermiculture?
Vermiculture is the process of cultivating earthworms to decompose organic waste and produce nutrient-rich compost (vermicompost). It is a natural, odourless, aerobic process, much different from traditional composting. Earthworms ingest waste then excrete casts – dark, odourless, nutrient and organically rich, soil mud granules that make an excellent soil conditioner.
Earthworm casts are a ready-to-use fertilizer that can be used at a higher rate of application than compost, since nutrients are released at rates suitable for growing plants.
● Vermicomposting is a nature-based solution that can help address environmental degradation, climate change, and food security.
● Vermicomposting is the scientific method of making a nutrient rich organic vermicompost, by using earthworms. They are commonly found living in soil, feeding on biomass and excreting it in a digested form. Vermiculture means “worm-farming”
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● Vermicomposting reduces environmental pollution, especially the generation of METHANE.
● Vermicomposting reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers, which can help reduce the carbon footprint of conventional farming.
● Vermicomposting helps divert organic waste from landfills, which can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions…mainly METHANE.
● Vermicompost is a natural biofertilizer that can help restore soil fertility and promote soil biodiversity.
● Enhances agricultural resilience by saving farmers money on fertilisers.
● Vermicomposting can help improve the resilience of agricultural systems.
The Worms
Red Wiggler
Also known as Eisenia fetida, Red is the main type worm used at the worm farm. In fact, it is estimated that the farm will need millions of worms!±
Little Red
Little Red is one of the many worms born on the farm and likes to escape and check the 1MW Solar PV Array on site which generates the power for some of the processes on site.
Indian Blue
Also known as Indian Blue worms Perionyx excavatus also helps out at the worm farm and features along with Red and Little Red in the colouring book and education of school children.
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