Urban Farm breeds soldier flies to make animal feed
By Miriam Rixon
Contributor
Matthew Burnham, manager of Trevecca’s urban farm, has the same morning routine everyday come rain or shine. He feeds the chickens shredded leafy greens and feeds the pigs big, round tomatoes and other vegetables they approve of. They are meticulous eaters and often turn their snout up to food that does not fit their sophisticated palate.
After feeding the animals, Burham moves on to collect the eggs the chickens have dutifully laid out for him, change the water he set out the previous day, and walk over to a big, white plastic bin sitting in the middle of the chicken yard.
Photo by Kayden Boyd – Photographer
The bin, covered by a wooden pallet, does not look all that interesting from the outside, but like every special thing, it is what is on t...
