Agricultural Waste to Ruminant Feed
& Circular Bio-Fertilizer
BioMill Galilee converts agricultural and municipal pruning waste into premium ruminant roughage supplement and bio-fertilizer via an outdoor fungal pretreatment platform. The pretreatment is the IP — ruminant feed is the base case. BSF remains optional upside.
The Problem
Three Expensive Problems, Zero Solutions
Every year, over 10,000 tons of garden and agricultural waste accumulate across the Galilee region with no disposal solution. Municipalities pay ₪367/ton just to crush waste — with nowhere to send it. Meanwhile, Israel imports ₪2B+ in animal feed each year — roughage, alfalfa, and fiber supplements — exposing farms to supply and currency risk.
Two converging crises: pruning waste nobody can process, and ruminant feed Israel must import. One platform solution: outdoor fungal pretreatment that turns waste into feed.
Current Reality
Our Solution
Pretreatment Platform (V9.0)
The upstream technology is unchanged: outdoor fungal solid-state fermentation that turns lignocellulosic pruning waste into a valuable substrate. V9.0 pivots the primary downstream market to ruminant feed — BSF remains optional upside.
Fungal Pre-Treatment
Pleurotus ostreatus colonizes chipped pruning waste in outdoor silage bunkers and selectively degrades lignin (≥30% target). No climate control: farm-scale, agro-mechanical process. Ca(OH)₂ pre-treatment supports consistent SSF.
10 tons prunings
Pretreated roughage substrate (improved digestibility for ruminants)
Ruminant Roughage Production
Pretreated substrate is sold directly as ruminant roughage supplement — either ensiled bulk (₪700–900/ton wet) or solar‑dried/pelletized blocks (₪2,000–3,000/ton). Direct sale to dairy, beef, and sheep/goat farms. No insect biology required in the base case.
Pretreated substrate (60% of waste intake at scale)
Roughage silage or premium feed pellets/blocks
Bio-Fertilizer & Mulch
A portion of pretreated substrate is composted and pelletized into organic soil amendment (₪1,500/ton bulk, premium retail optional). Non-pretreated bypass stream can be sold as landscaping mulch (₪150/ton).
~15% of pretreated substrate + bypass stream
Organic fertilizer pellets + mulch
The Process
From Orchards to Products
Gate fee → preprocessing → fungal pretreatment → ruminant roughage (base case) + fertilizer & mulch. Farm-scale model.
Products
Five Revenue Streams, One Platform
V9.0 pivot: ruminant roughage is the base case. Gate fees fund operations, and fertilizer/mulch add circular upside.
Ruminant Roughage Supplement (Primary)
Pretreated substrate sold directly as ruminant roughage supplement to dairy, beef, and sheep/goat farms — either ensiled bulk (₪700–900/ton wet) or solar-dried/pelletized blocks (₪2,000–3,000/ton). Base case V9.0 requires no insect biology.
Target Markets
Bio-Fertilizer (Compost/Pellets)
A portion of pretreated substrate is composted and pelletized into organic soil amendment (₪1,500/ton bulk; premium retail optional). Note: lower chitin content vs BSF frass, but strong NPK and improved humic profile from fungal metabolism.
Target Markets
Non-Pretreated Mulch
Bypass stream: after chipping, non-pretreated material can be sold directly as landscaping mulch (₪150/ton) or compost input. Converts waste into immediate, low-processing revenue.
Target Markets
Gate Fees
Revenue from Day 1: accept agricultural & municipal pruning waste at the gate (₪300/ton in the V9.0 model). Funds operations while the pretreatment platform scales.
Target Markets
Preprocessing Service
Shredding and mixing (including Ca(OH)₂) as a paid service alongside gate fees. Simple farm-scale throughput using tractor + chipper infrastructure.
Target Markets
Year 7 Revenue Target (Base Case)
₪25.1M · 63% EBITDA Margin
Five revenue streams: Roughage + Gate fees + Fertilizer + Mulch + Preprocessing · Negative feedstock cost · EBITDA positive by Year 4 · Farm-scale model
Why Ruminant Feed — Not BSF (V9.0 Base Case)
Impact
Environmental & Social Value
BioMill Galilee is more than a business -- it's a platform for regional regeneration. Profitable AND planet-positive.
4x Carbon Negative
Water saved vs imported feed
Waste diverted at scale
Created at full operations
Eliminates Open Burning
Replaces the practice of field burning, cutting harmful particulate emissions and protecting air quality in the Galilee region.
Cuts Import Footprint
Local roughage reduces reliance on imported alfalfa and fiber supplements — lowering supply risk and embedded transport emissions.
Closes the Agricultural Loop
Prunings leave orchards, premium bio-fertilizer returns. True circularity aligned with Israel's 2030 targets. B-Corp target by Year 3.
Contributes to 7 of 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals · Zero Hunger · Climate Action · Responsible Production
The Team
Proven Collaboration, Complementary Expertise
26+ years combined experience. Both co-founders worked together at Yemoja -- Erez as CEO, Pini as VP R&D. Now reunited to build BioMill.
Erez Ashkenazi
Co-Founder & CTO
20+ years building complex biological systems end-to-end -- design, scale-up, commissioning, operations. Founded & scaled Yemoja (microalgae biotech, 2017-2023), achieving 3x scale-up with >90% yield improvements. National Yigal Alon Award winner for pioneering leadership in biotech innovation.
Pini Marco
Co-Founder & COO
PhD in Plant Sciences (Tel Aviv University) with 6+ years of industry experience spanning microalgae cultivation, bioprocess development, and animal cell culture. Former VP R&D at Yemoja, where he led scale-up of microalgae-based bioactives. Trained in applied mycology with hands-on mushroom cultivation experience.
Why BioMill Galilee
Revenue-Generating Feedstock
Municipalities pay ₪300-400/ton gate fee (net ₪255/ton after preprocessing). Gate fee revenue from Day 1.
Outdoor Pretreatment — The IP
World’s first commercial outdoor solid-state fungal fermentation (SSF) for lignocellulosic pruning waste — no climate control, farm-scale.
Established Market Pull
Israel imports ₪2B+/yr in animal feed (roughage, alfalfa, fiber supplements). Ruminant roughage is the V9.0 base case.
Simpler Operations
Bunker loading → ensiling/pelletizing → delivery. No live insect rearing complexity in the base case model.
Multiple Pathways
Ruminant roughage is primary; fertilizer/mulch are proven secondary streams. BSF remains optional upside if market conditions change.
Battle-Tested Team
Founder 20+ years biotech, proven collaboration at Yemoja, patent holder + PhD scientist.
Get in Touch
Let's Build the Waste-to-Feed Platform
Whether you're an investor, potential partner, farmer, or fellow biotech enthusiast -- we'd love to hear from you.
Seed Round Open
₪3.0M₪10M pre-money · ~23% equity
Capacity-validated model | Engineering-grounded projections | ₪350k-1M grants potential