As visionary leaders, Silk Grass Farms founders know that high-level innovation requires collaboration. In the spirit of interdependence, they reached out for guidance from the best in the field. Conversations with experts in soil, bio-waste and renewable energy uncovered a pivotal breakthrough: Silk Grass Farms can convert post-production residues into the engine that will help power the company’s evolution from good to great. A crucial measure of realizing our vision lies in our ability to transform post-processing biomass from an obstacle into a remedy - at scale. WASTE IS NOT WASTE UNLESS WE WASTE IT.
We do this through a process called pyrolysis, a high-heat, low- oxygen treatment that decomposes biomass into useful outputs.
By contracting with three key consulting groups, Silk Grass Farms is innovating a scalable agribusiness model for significant climate-positive impact across farm and factory operations. TOPSOIL REGENERATION • CARBON SEQUESTRATION • RENEWABLE ENERGY Research shows that pyrolyzing biomass in an anaerobic kiln can reduce carbon emissions by more than 50% as opposed to open burning or natural decomposition. Additionally, anaerobic pyrolysis stabilizes the biomass carbon, transforming it into useful agricultural and commercial products instead of CO2. CARBON SEQUESTRATION Contracted with BC Biocarbon to build a biorefinery that can pyrolyze 1-2 tons of biomass per hour.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Contracted with Alternative Energy Development Group to harness heat energy generated from biorefinery to power factory processes
Contracted TOPSOIL with REGENERATION GreenQuest to create a topsoil regeneration strategy using biochar, pyroligneous acid and ash from the biorefinery
THE SOLUTION TO INNOVATING POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AT SCALE CAN BE FOUND IN AN UNLIKELY HERO – OUR BIOWASTE 18 - Silk Grass Farms - Environmental Impact Strategy
