The Future or Science Fiction?

What​ ​if​ ​we​ ​had​ ​the​ ​technology​ ​​ ​to​ ​take​ ​our​ ​food​ ​waste​ ​place​ ​it​ ​into​ ​a​ ​machine​ ​and​ ​in​ ​just​ ​a​ ​few weeks​ ​the​ ​food​ ​waste​ ​would​ ​become​ ​fresh​ ​beneficial​ ​soil?​ ​​

​Here​ ​at​ ​Browne​ ​Atlas​ ​we​ ​had​ ​the same​ ​question.​ ​​ ​We​ ​didn’t​ ​turn​ ​to​ ​the​ ​latest​ ​gadget​ ​or​ ​the​ ​newest​ ​app.​ ​We​ ​instead​ ​turned​ ​to nature​ ​to​ ​solve​ ​this​ ​problem.​ ​Red​ ​Wiggler​ ​composting​ ​worms​ ​to​ ​be​ ​exact.​ ​​ ​

The​ ​process​ ​is simple​. We​ ​take​ ​our​ ​food​ ​waste​ ​place​ ​it​ ​into​ ​a​ ​container​ ​full​ ​of​ ​hungry​ ​earthworms​ ​and​ ​in just​ ​a​ ​few weeks​ ​it​ ​is​ ​turned​ ​into​ ​healthy​ ​soil​ ​that​ ​can​ ​immediately​ ​be​ ​placed​ ​on​ ​your​ ​lawn​ ​or​ ​garden.

So​ ​we​ ​asked​ ​ourselves​ ​another​ ​question.​ ​​ ​What​ ​would​ ​the​ ​future​ ​be​ ​like​ ​if​ ​every​ ​household​ ​was able​ ​to​ ​take​ ​their​ ​food​ ​waste​ ​and​ ​simply​ ​dispose​ ​of​ ​it​ ​in​ ​their​ ​backyard​ ​without​ ​polluting​ ​it?​ ​​ ​Then we​ ​thought​ ​why​ ​stop​ ​there?​ ​

What​ ​about​ ​restaurants?​ ​Imagine​ ​a​ ​restaurant​ ​that​ ​takes​ ​its​ ​food waste​, ​converts​ ​it​ ​into​ ​soil​, ​then​ ​plants​ ​a​ ​garden​ ​right​ ​there​ ​on​ ​site.​ ​​ ​The​ ​same​ ​food​ ​from​ ​the garden​ ​is​ then ​placed​ ​back​ ​into​ ​the​ ​restaurant.​ ​

Even more- what​ ​about​ ​our​ ​work​ ​or​ ​school​ ​buildings?​ ​​ ​We​ ​could take​ ​food​ ​waste​ ​from​ ​the​ ​cafeteria​ ​and​ ​grow​ ​a​ ​community​ ​garden​ ​with​ ​it.​ ​​ ​

How​ ​about​ ​taking​ ​it out​ ​to​ ​sea​ ​on​ ​cruise​ ​ships?​ ​​ ​Instead​ ​of​ ​dumping​ ​it​ ​into​ ​the​ ​ocean​ ​we​ ​put​ ​it​ ​to​ ​better​ ​use.​ ​​ ​​ ​Or even​ ​crazier​ ​yet​ ​we​ ​send​ ​it​ ​into​ ​space! ​Now​, ​I’m​ ​just​ ​getting​ ​into​ ​science​ ​fiction​...

...​or​ ​could​ ​I possibly​ ​be​ ​talking​ ​about​ ​the​ ​future?