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• ITMO Researchers Develop Biofermenter That Accelerates Organic Waste Processing by 60 Times

  A team of scientists from ITMO University has created a series of closed-type units for aerobic fermentation of organic waste. The equipment is 30-60 times faster than conventional methods (such as composting) at processing manure, droppings, and food waste into safe organic fertilizer, litter, or feed additives, while also consuming tens of times less energy than its counterparts available on the international market. Included in three Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation lists of best available technologies, this spring the project was presented at the St. Petersburg International Forum Ecology of Big City.

  04.06.2026

• Ivan Chai: Better Than Tea

  Tea wasn’t introduced to Russia until the 17th century, but it wasn’t a big deal – there are hundreds of herbs that our ancestors used to make delicious and healthy brews. Ivan chai is the leader in this domain: it’s widespread, super healthy, and delicious.

  08.08.2022

• Microrevolution: On Home-Made Fermentation in the Modern World

  Home-made fermented foods and drinks, such as sauerkraut and mushroom tea, have been popular in Russia for the longest time and nowadays, there seems to be a new wave of interest in this topic among young people. In today’s article, we discuss this topic together with Valeriia Sofina, author of the Microrevolucion blog on fermentation.

  17.08.2021