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What is EM
EM can be used as an inoculant to create
living soils. The microorganisms in EM
are known to produce bioactive
substances, vitamins, hormones, enzymes,
amino acids, and antibiotics, which
enrich and detoxify the soil. EM
directly enhances plant growth and
produces high yielding crops, which are
drought, frost, pest and disease
resistant without the need of any
agricultural chemicals. Activated EM can
also be used to create an environment
where grease, mold, rust do not thrive
due to the antioxidative properties of
EM.
EM consists of a wide variety of
effective, beneficial, non-pathogentic
aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms
cultured in diluted molasses that are
mutually compatible with one another. EM
is produced through a natural
fermentation process and not chemically
synthesized or genetically engineered.
This mixture of selected microorganisms
including lactic acid bacteria, yeasts
and photosynthetic bacteria are native
to the North American Continent.
One of the most important concepts of EM
is not the overall number of
microorganisms present but the
interactive relationship between the
different species. Recent developments
in EM Technology indicate that the
beneficial effects of EM can be extended
considerably beyond agriculture and the
environment largely because of the
antioxidant potential of EM cultures.
Based on research and development
activities in many countries, EM is
increasingly viewed as a means of
providing solutions to many problems of
food production, depeltion of natural
resources, environmental pollution, food
safety and nutrition, and human and
animal health.
For example EM inoculants have been used
successfully to:
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improve soil quality and the
growth, yield and quality of
crops
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suppress malodors associated
with livestock production
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enhance the growth and market
weight of swine and poultry when
used as a probiotic food
additive
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improve the quality and
shelf-life of fruits and
vegetables
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improve the process technology
for composting municipal waste (i.e.,garbage)
and kitchen waste into high
quality soil conditioner and
biofertilizer
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improve the process technology
for recycling other waste
materials including plastics,
paper, rubber, and textiles
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enhance human and animal health
through the use of EM as a
probiotic
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and around the house, EM can be
used for household cleaner, for
use in kitchens, bathrooms,
laundry equipment and to assist
in the control of pet odors and
waste.
Articles out of the Netherlands in
Ode Magazine highlighting EM and its
use around the world, written by Marco
Visscher.
Click on
NOFA Vermont review to see that
Efficient Microbes (EM)™ was found to be
in compliance with the USDA National
Organic Program for use in organic
livestock and crop production.
All of these applications of EM
technology have been cost-effective and
accepted by environmentalists and
consumers around the world. EM is sold
as a concentrate and can be added to
water and applied as is or activated and
extended up to 2000 times its volume.
See activation instructions and dillution
guide for more details.
Using EM not only improves your domain
but also improves the environment down
stream. Due to the use of oxidative
agricultural chemicals, cleansers and
anti-bacterial products in today's
society that now dominate our way of
life, we must all think globaly and act
locally to be part of the solution and
not part of the problem. EM has the
potential to suppress putrefactive
microorganisms and re-establish a
healthy sustainable microbial balance.
For a wealth of information, please see
our
literature and video section
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