Jocelyn Molyneux has an army of around a million red wiggler worms at her Caledon, Ont.-based Wastenot farms, diverting the organic waste of Toronto-area companies from methane-producing landfills and instead transforming it into nutrient-rich manure.
“We’re starting to see how important soil is in our fight against the climate crisis,” Molyneux told CTV News Channel on [March 13].
“Healthy soil grows healthier food, and it makes us more resilient to the changes in climate we’re seeing. Healthy soils are able to resist these changes and continue to grow healthier food.”
Molyneux also discussed how healthy soil can compensate for extra carbon in the air.
A 2017 study estimated that, with better management, croplands could store as much carbon as the global transportation sector emits annually.
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At Wastenot Farms, the wiggler worms produce 50 pounds of warm manure every week from bins of food waste that Molyneux collects from a growing roster of clients in the Toronto area, including such companies as CIBC and Farm Fresh.
Molyneux hopes that regenerative agriculture becomes a national strategy to solve food waste in Canada, and that healthy soil today will ensure healthy food for generations to come.
