Alternative Fertilizer Production Using an Environmentally Friendly Approach

Fertilizer manufacturing is an energy-intensive process that is done in a select number of facilities across the world. This paper included a review of an alternative method that is being pursued in the emerging field of sustainable fertilizer manufacturing and analyzed the results of one example of a sustainably sourced fertilizer process. The results of our testing on a rooftop garden showed that the production of tomatoes was similar to the control and commercial fertilizer scenarios in that the total weight of tomatoes per plant was 16% higher, and the weight per tomato was 68% more than the control (tap water). We hope that this type of research will continue to be performed and expanded so that a more sustainable method of fertilizer manufacturing could be adopted in a pursuit of net positive environmental benefits.