UTILISATION OF OYSTER MUSHROOM BAGLOG WASTE CONVERTED INTO RAW MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC VEGETABLE GROWING MEDIA AND RENEWABLE ENERGY BRIQUETTES

Abstract

Cinanggung Village, Tanjungsari Sub-district, Sumedang Regency is geographically located on the slopes of Mount Geulis, which is a special purpose forest area (KHDTK) of Gunung Geulis Education Forest, Bandung Institute of Technology based on SK.663/Menlhk/Setjen/PLA4/11/2027).  The livelihoods of the residents of Cinanggung Village are farmers, including oyster mushroom cultivation farmers.  So far, baglog waste from oyster mushroom cultivation has not been utilised optimally, so that many benefits have not been explored further.  To anticipate this, efforts are made to increase food security from the family scope, by empowering housewives and farmer groups to process waste into organic fertiliser and renewable energy to support activities to grow vegetables in polybags in the yard, at least to meet the needs of their respective families. Charcoal briquettes are renewable energy that can be used on a household or home industry scale.  Organic fertiliser from baglog waste is also a good fertiliser for vegetable crops and is environmentally friendly.  On this occasion, the SITH ITB community service team provided training in making briquettes from baglog waste as a renewable energy source and organic fertiliser from composting baglog waste, as well as preparing vegetable seeds that will be planted in polybags placed in their respective yards. This training activity was attended by around 24 residents of Cinanjung Village, involving members of the oyster mushroom farmer group and housewives. This activity was carried out as a form of concern from SITH ITB to the village community around the Gunung Geulis forest in handling oyster mushroom baglog waste into useful products that can improve welfare, and support government programmes in efforts to improve food security starting from family food security