Edward Abraham, president of the fast-growing Liquid Fence Company, announced today the addition of CowPots manure-fiber-based growing pots to the company’s expanding line of environmentally-friendly garden products and animal and insect repellents. CowPots will benefit significantly from The Liquid Fence Company’s extensive sales and marketing capabilities and vast distribution network.
“We’re proud to add this remarkable and truly green product to our line,” boasts Abraham. “We’ve been impressed with the whole idea of CowPots since we first heard about them. They’re a perfect fit with our expanding line of natural home and garden products.”
CowPots were the invention of necessity. Brothers Matt and Ben Freund are second generation dairy farmers in the northwest hills of Connecticut. The Freunds have been leaders in developing technologies to help dairy farmers produce milk in an environmentally sound manner, and Freund’s Farm was one of the first in Connecticut to store manure to apply in a timely fashion to optimize crop nutrient uptake.
Since 1997, the Freunds are one of only a few farms across the United States to have continuously run a methane digester. Cow manure is heated by the methane gas collected from the digester, making the system a renewable energy source. The Freunds use the excess energy for the production of CowPots.
The process for producing CowPots eliminates weed seeds as well as pathogens and offensive odors. The liquid goes back to the field to grow next year’s crops which feed the cows.
“We wanted the cows to provide everything from the feed stock to the energy for the production of CowPots,” declares Matt Freund. “Our goal is to be totally sustainable.”
CowPots are designed to be planted in the ground and are 100 percent biodegradable. Tender, young roots easily penetrate the sides and bottoms of the pots, allowing them to get air and grow unrestricted. The manure attracts earthworms and is good for the garden overall. And unlike peat, which is mined from bog eco-systems, or plastic which is derived from finite fossil sources, cow manure is a renewable resource.
CowPots are made in the U.S. and are currently available in two sizes - 3” and 4” pots shrink-wrapped or loose fit. They are available at home and garden retailers across the country and online at www.liquidfence.com.
“We’re excited about this partnership with Liquid Fence,” said Freund. “It helps us get our message out to a much broader audience.”