Members of a Shropshire gardening group welcomed the use of chicken waste in the production of organic fertiliser as a way of keeping it away from the county waterways.
Shropshire Organic Gardeners visited Lohas Fertiliser near Oswestry to see how the fertiliser is produced using their exclusive enzymes and NutriCycle X process.
More than 20 keen organic gardeners visited the West Farm site where they toured the production site and learned about the process from founders Carlos Kao and Lian Lin.
Lohas Fertiliser has been pioneering carbon-negative organic fertilisers, where the NutriCycle X range represents their latest development, combining Lohas’ enzyme-based fermentation technology with rigorous composting and quality assurance to produce a fertiliser that supports soil health while reducing harmful emissions.
The group members saw first-hand the stages of transformation from organic waste to final product, and heard from Lohas’ technical team about process, safety, pathogen control and environmental impact.
Carlos Kao said: “We were thrilled to share with Shropshire Organic Gardeners what drives us every day. It’s one thing to explain the science behind NutriCycle X, but another to walk people through the facility and see their response.
“Their questions around soil health, emissions and compost quality were insightful and encouraging.”
Lian Lin added: “We are very proud of what we’ve built here. It meant a lot to show our product and facility to people so knowledgeable about organic growing. Their appreciation of how NutriCycle X is designed, and the attention to detail in our facilities, reaffirms our belief that sustainable fertiliser can and should meet high standards in performance, safety and environmental benefit.”
Rachel Strivens, chair of Shropshire Organic Gardeners, organised the visit and said she was overwhelmed with the success and was enthused with the way Lohas is dealing with chicken waste in a bid to keep it away from the rivers.
She said: “It was fascinating listening to Carlos and Lian’s presentation about the processes and the products.
“They both have so much enthusiasm and energy to carry through the trials and hopefully scale up as needed into the future.
“We need to make best use of technology to deal with waste and this is looking to be an excellent way of dealing with a particularly difficult waste stream and turning it into a very usable product within the farming system. The number of questions members had was encouraging.”
Emma Pickering, a group member who runs a smallholding and is an active gardener near Oswestry, said: “This visit to Lohas has been excellent. It’s really interesting to see the natural enzymes and processes. I think everyone has enjoyed learning about the process and being able to see how waste can be made into a usable, organic product again in such a short space of time.”
Shropshire Organic Gardeners (also known as SOGs) was set up more than 35 years ago bringing together organic garden enthusiasts of all levels, beginners, allotment holders and experienced growers, to share knowledge, visits, seed swaps and encouragement.
With growing interest from both professional growers and community gardeners in low-impact fertiliser technologies, Lohas plans further open visits and outreach programmes to allow more people to see its NutriCycle X process in action, understand its benefits and build trust in its commitment to sustainability.
Anyone who would like more information about Lohas Fertiliser visit https://lohasfertiliser.co.uk/ and for more information about the SOG’s group visit https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/groups/shropshire-organic-gardeners
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