New Substrate Waste Management Strategy

TruLeaf经营垂直农业，生产更健康的食品。目前的培养基制备和播种过程包括使用人造土壤（泥炭）基质的5个步骤。目前使用的底物也会对最终产品造成污染风险。它还通过引入需要过滤的小纤维增加了水管理系统的复杂性。基质需要能够方便地运送到世界各地，或者在任何Goodleaf农场操作中在当地购买。新的基质正在研究处理，包括使用树皮，稻草，纤维素，生物炭和水纤维。拟议项目的目标是确定生长周期后基质的用途，特别是将其转化为可回收到生长过程中的浆料或生物炭。这项工作还将进行调查的沼气生产潜力的废物和潜在的使用消化农业。这项工作将调查这一进程的总体可持续性。

TruLeaf operates vertical farming for healthier food production. Current media preparation and seeding process consists of 5 steps using an artificial soil (peat) substrate. The currently used substrate also poses and contamination risk to the final product. It also adds complexity to the water management system by introducing small fibers that require filtration. The substrate needs to be available to ship worldwide with ease or purchased locally at any Goodleaf farm operation. The new substrate are being investigated with treatments that includes use of bark, straw, cellulose, biochar and hydrofiber. The objective of the proposed project is to determine the uses of substrates after growing cycle specially focusing on turning into slurry or biochar that can be recycled into the growing process. The work will also be carried out to investigate the biogas production potential of the waste and potential use of digested in farming. The work will investigate the overall sustainability of the process.