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Research study at the University of Michigan

Joshua Mikesell utilized microBIOMETER® in a University of Michigan Intern Student Program last fall for his 501(c)3 compost business Happy Coast. The goal of his compost business is to seek out organic waste products and develop ways to reduce and recycle these materials. In preparation for the study, Joshua created multiple controlled scenarios to test biomass in certain situations and in several types of compost.

For the project, they sorted through food waste obtained from local businesses and developed a process and ingredient list to produce their own organic fertilizer. microBIOMETER® was used to perform the initial tests. Then after their pellet applications was used again to determine effectiveness.

The University of Michigan was so impressed with Joshua's study they now want to send him as many students as possible to continue this work.

Click here to read the entire report as well as view all the microBIOMETER® data collected.
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Soil Carbon Q & A

Soil Carbon Q & A with Dr. Judy

Recently, we were contacted by a customer who posed the soil carbon questions below. Click here to view Dr. Judy's responses.

*Part of my research is surrounding the soil organic carbon results we attained from microBIOMETER®, and I am wondering if someone from your team could provide more information on what this means relative to total organic carbon (TOC) in a sample and if they are comparable?

*Since MBC has correlations to TOC is there a formula or percentage to convert MBC to TOC? Or approximately how much MBC makes up a TOC number?

*Does a high MBC usually mean a higher F:B ratio?

*I performed two microBIOMETER® tests. One test was on “active compost” which is compost in a medium stage of decomposition, and generates some CO2 and another one “finished compost” which is cured, ready for usage, and low CO2 production. However, I found that they had similar amounts of MBC and F:B ratio. Is this normal?
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Quotes, research and articles.

Did you know September is National Mushroom Month?

Mushrooms are healthy on the plate and gentle on the planet!

A study found that production of a pound of mushrooms requires only 1.8 gallons of water and 1.0 kilowatt hours of energy, and generates only .7 pounds of CO2 equivalent emissions.

In addition, the annual average yield of mushroom is 7.1 pounds per square foot - meaning up to a million pounds of mushrooms can be produced on just one acre!

Source: The Mushroom Sustainability Story
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