A food recycler can include a case having a case volume between 8.79 liters and 35 liters, a control system, a user interface in electrical communication with the control system, and a bucket being configured with a bucket volume, wherein a ratio of the bucket volume to the case volume is between 0.0717 and 0.2857. The recycler can include a motor in communication with the control system, the motor being configured adjacent at least in part to the bucket, a gearbox configured below the bucket and in mechanical communication with the motor, a filter system and a drying component configured to remove water from waste food items.

A fertilizer having a source of nitrogen and a lipid, and optionally a carbohydrate. A plant growth enhancer having a lipid and optionally a carbohydrate. A method of increasing plant crop yield and protein levels in the plant product by applying a source of nitrogen and a lipid, and optionally a carbohydrate to soil containing the plant. A method of increasing plant crop yield and protein levels in the plant product by applying a lipid, and optionally a carbohydrate to soil containing the plant.

A fertilizer having a source of nitrogen and a lipid, and optionally a carbohydrate. A plant growth enhancer having a lipid and optionally a carbohydrate. A method of increasing plant crop yield and protein levels in the plant product by applying a source of nitrogen and a lipid, and optionally a carbohydrate to soil containing the plant. A method of increasing plant crop yield and protein levels in the plant product by applying a lipid, and optionally a carbohydrate to soil containing the plant.

A fertilizer having a source of carbon dioxide, a source of nitrogen, and a source of carbohydrate, and an acid in an amount to provide increased retention of carbon dioxide in the soil. A method of enhancing the growth of plants by applying the fertilizer to soil containing the plant, the acid increasing retention of the carbon dioxide in the soil, and the plant exhibiting enhanced growth from the combination of the nitrogen, carbon dioxide and carbohydrate.

A plant growth enhancer including a source of carbon dioxide, a source of carbohydrate, and source of acid in an amount to provide increased retention of carbon dioxide in the soil. A method of enhancing the growth of plants by applying the plant growth enhancer to the soil containing the plant, the acid increasing retention of the carbon dioxide in the soil, and the plant exhibiting enhanced growth from the combination of the carbon dioxide and carbohydrate.

A plant growth enhancer including a source of carbon dioxide, a source of carbohydrate, and source of acid in an amount to provide increased retention of carbon dioxide in the soil. A method of enhancing the growth of plants by applying the plant growth enhancer to the soil containing the plant, the acid increasing retention of the carbon dioxide in the soil, and the plant exhibiting enhanced growth from the combination of the carbon dioxide and carbohydrate.

A fertilizer or plant growth promoter formed from a seed grind which can further include a source of sugar, a source of bicarbonate and a source of fertilizer nutrients, and a method of growing plants using the fertilizer or the plant growth promoter.

A fertilizer or plant growth promoter formed from a seed grind which can further include a source of sugar, a source of bicarbonate and a source of fertilizer nutrients, and a method of growing plants using the fertilizer or the plant growth promoter.

A biologically active compost is manufactured using a sterile commodity compost, a set of cultures and inoculants, and a disbursed portion of an earlier biologically active compost. The biologically active compost is manufactured from the sterile commodity compost, infusing it with the cultures and inoculants, and combining it with the disbursed portion of an earlier biologically active compost. The resultant biologically active compost includes a compost substrate suitable for growing biological material, and a microbiome permeating the substrate, the microbiome having a collection of microfauna with a wide biological diversity or other statistical variance. The microbiome includes archaea, aerobic or anaerobic bacteria, amoebae or protozoa, fungi, nematodes, microarthopods, or plant or animal fragments, well in excess of amounts that can survive the thermophilic process for producing the commodity compost.

The present invention refers to new bacterial strains, a consortium comprising said strains, a composition comprising at least one of these novel bacterial strains, preferably in combination with a plant biostimulant and their use in agriculture, preferably, to improve nutrients up-take in plants and therefore to ameliorate plant growth and/or development.