Metamorphosis

        The difficulties experienced helped the company to have greater understanding of this technology.  From trainees, 3 of the incorporators have evolved to become trainors in this field.

        While operating a small vermicomposting plant and developing organic farm, trainings were offered to interested participants.   This is to intensify public awareness on the use of environment-friendly technology such as vermicomposting. It has trained individuals, employees of industrial plants and government institutions, students, farmers, retirees and enthusiasts. The technology has been shared to typhoon victims as part of the rehabilitation activity.

Linkages

        The Company maintains its linkage with vermicomposting advocates and practitioners in Negros Occidental where the incorporators had their first exposure on this technology.

It has established partnership with a Japanese non-governmental organization - Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement (OISCA) International, in the implementation of a municipal-wide biodegradable waste management project using vermicomposting technology. Another 2.5 hectare farm at the base camp of Mount Banahaw was chosen as application area.  Various combinations of raw materials were prepared in the production of vermicompost.  These were submitted for analysis.  The efficacy was tested on different types of plants.  The project of OISCA ended in September of 2007. The Company decided to continue what was started.  The organic farm project was supported by the owner of the land.  The farm is being prepared for organic certification.

It has also helped Southern Luzon Polytechnic College (now Southern Luzon State University) students in conducting thesis on vermicomposting.  Another project tried by the Company is the use of the African nightcrawler worms as feeds for livestock.  A student from the University of the Philippines has tried feeding this kind of worm for his Sasso chicken. Another study on vermi meal production as feeds for quail was conducted by a veterinary medicine student from De la Salle Araneta University to determine its response on quail’s egg production.  Both studies reported encouraging results.