A handy list of various options for veganic amendments --
from https://www.groworganic.com/blogs/articles/vegan-organic-gardening:
Vegan-friendly products and methods
- Down To Earth Vegan Mix fertilizer
- Alfalfa meal
- Cottonseed meal
- Neem seed meal
- Soybean meal
- Corn gluten meal
- Kelp meal
- Arctic humus
- Soil inoculants and mycorrhizae - read the label first, as some products contain animal-derived fertilizers too. Chappy’s and MycoMinerals are both vegan-friendly choices.
- Mulches–like Mega Mulch
- Cover crops, and cover crop inoculants
- Biochar
- Compost made from green waste (not manure)
- Composting at home
- Liquid kelp
- Calphos, gypsum, greensand and other mineral fertilizers. Many vegans avoid mined minerals though because of the effects mining has on local animal life and the earth as a whole.
- Humic Acids, such as Humax (also a mined product)
- Peat moss (vegan, but controversial due to the effects of harvesting it on the environment)
- Coco coir or coco peat
- Homemade potting mix: combine PVFS compost, perlite (or substitute vermiculite), coco peat (coco coir), and your choice of nutrient-rich ingredients such as limestone.
- Any pesticides that are barriers or deterrents (gopher wire, for example).
- Pest prevention techniques such as companion planting, removing fallen leaves and other pest hiding places, crop rotation, etc
- Biological controls (introducing new beneficial insects or pest-specific diseases) is debatably veganic. It is preferred to encourage native species and only introduce new ones as a last resort.
- Mushroom kits (except for the white buttons and portabella kits)
And, here's what looks to be a Canadian source of organic soybean meal: https://boogie-brew.ca/product/soybean-meal
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