Patent ID: 7445714

Claim:
A method of growing microorganisms for processing animal waste, comprising: providing a container; providing a liquid mixture within the container, wherein the liquid mixture includes: a water quantity; a microorganism quantity characterized by an ability to process animal waste, wherein the microorganism quantity is a protozoa and subcultures thereof; and a nutrient quantity, wherein the nutrient quantity includes: a supplement quantity, wherein the supplement quantity is selected from the group consisting of: humates, humic acids, chelating agents, enzymes, complexing agents, sequestering agents, and any combinations thereof; a short term nutrient configured to promote rapid reproduction of the microorganism quantity, the short term nutrient selected from the group consisting of hydrolyzed collagen, bone meal, blood meal, carbohydrates, folvic acid, organic acid, soy protein, peptone treated biological matter, and combinations thereof; a long term nutrient configured to be a stable nutrient quantity, the long term nutrient selected from the group consisting of wheat starch, molasses, raw biological matter, and any combinations thereof; introducing oxygen into the liquid mixture; and circulating the liquid mixture.