THE PROCESS

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Strong, healthy soil is essential for nutrient-dense food.

Here at Carbon and Soil, we use large amounts of carbon-rich material to produce our vermicompost using effective microorganisms and mycoremediation methods.

We use selected paper, cardboard, wood chips, and leaves as the main source of inputs.

Carbon and Soil inputs consist of:

1. Mixed paper, leaves, and cardboard material.

2. Wood chips for aeration and fungal food.

3. Semi-compost inoculated with oyster and wine cap mushrooms for mycoremediation. The mycelium breaks down inks, metals, lignin, and cellulose in the paper. Plus, it helps reduce decomposition time.

4. A liquid solution consists of effective microorganisms, nettle, and comfrey spray on or pulp with the feedstock. Our liquid is for nitrogen, nutrients, and lactic acid bacteria in vermicomposting.

Carbon and Soil uses an outdoor horizontal migration worm bin system and totes for vermicomposting. To produce an end product efficiently, we use various compost worms: a mix of redworms (Eisenia fetida and Eisenia Andrei), European Nightcrawlers (Eisenia Hortensis), Blueworms (Perionyx Excavatus), and Jumpers (Amynthas Gracilis). Isopods are also in our worm bin system as additional carbon consumers.

After 24 to 48 weeks of vermicomposting, we harvest the finished vermicompost and screen it at 1/10"(2.5mm) for water solubility.

Carbon and Soil often test our vermicompost for biological, nutrient content, metal content, and DNA.