That's what my thoughts have always been. And I figured it's gotta be the same as using a juicer vs buying bottled juice. Nothings beats fresh made! I've been reading a lot about making your own fish emulsion and fermented plant extracts. About to start playing around with that before too long.
i get mine from lots of veggies!! greens, broccoli, and other stuff! and milk of course.... both dairy, and nut milks.
In my end game plan, I'll have a closed loop food production system (fish, plants, veggies), what better place to have the fish on hand to make that emulsion and extracts? Lots and lots of work, though.
I read about how you should give ro water to your dog's because the metals in tap water can give them kidney stones. I'll have to invest in one. I thought an airstone in my resovior and twenty four hours would clear everything up not just chlorine. Time to break out the wallet.
they've come down so much in price now from what they used to be.
diversity. also lignins from the breaking down rice hulls. just turn into soil eventually! i have some in my mixes right now and they're doing fine!
you live in MI, they're around. lots of brew pubs in our state... gotta be some byproduct somewhere...
the benefit is that it holds water better, the drawback is that it'll compact and compost over time.