A pilot project in West Sacramento that was designed to turn waste food from super markets into fertilizer for farmers is being taken up by grocer Save Mart.
The project, undertaken by California Safe Soil (CSS),uses food that can no longer be used for sale or donation is converted into a liquid fertilizer The product, called Harvest to Harvest (H2H) is drought friendly and can be produced in just three hours. It can easily be spread on fields, replacing nutrients they have lost through crop production and making them ready to plant again.
CSS has now formed a long-term agreement with Save Mart, which will be providing the food product waste that will be used. Dan Morash, who is CSS’ founder, remarked that Save Mart has been a leader when it comes to resource management and waste food recycling. He pointed out that it was one of the first grocers to turn its unsold food into compost.
This sustainable method of food production can be a selling point to consumers, and a company that provides marketing services can include this in the promotional campaigns it designs.
Since the pilot project has proven successful, CSS has decided to take the step of beginning full-scale commercial production. It has leased a space in McClellan Business Park and plans on constructing a large facility where it will be able to recycle as much as 32,000 tons of organic material each year.
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