Can the process of nourishing plants get much more exciting?
1. Made with post consumer waste
2. Non- toxic for garden organisms when consumed
3. Creates and uplifts local communities
Grow healthier plants for a livelier garden with eggshell nutrients!!
American households gardening
Homeowners with veggie garden
Inflation was the major reason to venture into gardening 80% 86% 69%
Source: National Gardening Association - Gardening survey 2023
Reference: https://www.tfi.org/sites/default/files/tfi-calcium.pdf
- Organic calcium supplement
-Better absorption by plants (due to presence of other nutrients like magnesium, phosphorous along with calcium)
- Strengthens plant cell walls
- Neutralizes extremely acidic soil
- Availability: egg processors/at home
Eggshells take 3+ years to breakdown if not processed
Unclean shells with residue may spread salmonella The residue could also attract rats and pests
Reference: Regmi, P, DR Jones, RK Gast, J Guard, and DM Karcher. 2021. “Egg Carton and Eggshell: Is There a Possibility of Salmonella Cross-Contamination. Journal of Applied Poultry Research, May, 100185.
by Craig Wei
Eggshell nutrients improve soil quality and helps neutralize soil PH levels
Eggshell nutrients improve harvest rates and quality of produce
Beeswax and birdseed incorporated to attract pollinators into garden to break down product
by Craig Wei
- Concave surface serving as a water dish for thirsty bees and butterflies.
- Removable to enable easy washing and replacing
- Three position placement enables optimum distribution for three different plants and all areas of a planter box.
- Layer of beeswax to waterproof and also attract bees into the garden to help with pollination.
- The Nutripod disintegrates over time for plants that need a larger, more concentrated calcium supplement.
- Stake to hold the Nutripod in place
- Cutouts on the plate to facilitate the disintegrated eggshell material fall to the soil
- Hollow structure, enables slow watering system using the permeating properties of fired unglazed ceramics.
- Prevents feed from getting wet- some wet birdseeds may be toxic
- Secluded space for birds to feed from - Colour draws eyes and attracts birds
- Bird seed + eggshell composite to get birds to break down the product while they feed on it
- Tapered form to enable falling of broken pieces
- Whimsical form to create interest and also resemble a pie- feast for birds
- Safe space for birds to perch amidst the plant branches and hide
- Cut outs enable the residue composite to fall down into the soil
- Spike to insert the nutripod into place onto feeder plate
Eggshell material from egg processing units
Local community setup to make products
Product sold through farmers markets to (urban sub-urban landscapes)
Bring people to farms creating a community
"The eggs taste great! We love Gail and how she treats her animals! We are a regular here" said Ben, a customer at Union Square Greenmarket
"Our animals are free, eat the freshest produce, listen to music and live like us humans. We are a family" said Gail Reichman
