THE PROCESS
Strong, healthy soil is essential for nutrient-dense food. Here at Carbon and Soil, we use an aerated worm bag system with various species of compost worms to produce biologically excellent vermicompost.
The best way to use our vermicompost can be made into extracts, worm tea base, and soil drenches.
From our experience and observations, we produce high microbial vermicompost. We use a high C: N ratio of 140:1 as our inputs.
Our feedstock consists of:
1. Unfinished compost or old vermicompost to start the process.
2. Mixed hardwood wood chips, shredded paper, leaves, and cardboard as carbon material.
4. Frass or crab shell meal for the chitin properties. Chitin helps the plant defend against diseases from the soil.
5. Effective microorganisms blend with comfrey and nettle plants for additional nutrients for the microbes.
To produce an end product efficiently in a controlled environment, 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).
After 3 to 4 months of vermicomposting, we harvest and pack per order.
Carbon and Soil often test our vermicompost for biological, nutrient content, and DNA.