USCC Introduces
Consumer Compost
Use Program
“We now have an easy way for the homeowner to identify quality compost products that can be applied to their specific gardening needs.”
Frank Franciosi, USCC President
When you visit your local Landscape Supply Center to purchase compost for a project, are you confused by the multitude of products stacked on the shelves? Would you like an easy way to identify the right product for the job? The USCC has developed a way to help the consumer make the right choice!
The USCC's Consumer Compost Use Program has developed labels that will clearly identify the types of uses that a compost product may be used for. Those uses are:
Lawns
Trees & Shrubs
Flower & Vegetable Gardens
Choosing the label that best suits their needs, the consumer may purchase the correct products with complete confidence.
Each compost use classification is represented by easily interpreted icons that reflect the compost’s use (or uses). Only compost producers in the Seal of Testing Assurance program can use these symbols, as they are tied to the STA analytical data.
For more info on this program, Click here
In July, the City of Santa Maria began their curbside Green Waste Recycling program. Recycling green waste not only protects our environment but preserves our natural resources. Instead of disposing of leaves, brush and grass into your trash can, you can now place those items in a container that will be collected every other week.
Yard materials collected from this program are diverted from the landfill and transported to Engel & Gray Regional Compost Facility where they are recycled into premium Harvest Blend Compost products.
The Green Waste Recycling program will extend the life of the landfill for a number of years, allowing our city to delay the development of a costly, new landfill. Let’s all make sure we pitch in and do our part in recycling green waste. It’s easy!
Remember, when you use compost made from recycled organic materials to heal soil and beautify lawns and gardens, you have successfully “Completed the Cycle”. Naturally!
Lawn & Garden Workshop
a total success!
Harvest Blend Compost, a Santa Maria-based manufacturer of earth-friendly soil products made from organic material collected from Central Coast communities, gave away more than 12 tons of premium compost and hundreds of vegetable transplants during our ProAm Garden Workshop last Saturday.
The goal of this event was to Complete the Cycle: giving compost made from recycled organics, back to the community where it will be reused as soil amendments and top dressing. The ultimate in recycling!
The workshop began with an overview of the composting process and the benefits compost offers soils and landscapes. "Healthy summer vegetables and flowers start with healthy soil," says Bob Engel, Harvest Blend Compost VP. "Compost gives soil the nutrients it needs and the right texture to allow air and water to reach plant, tree and lawn root systems."
We appreciated the help we received from the City of Santa Maria Utilities Dept. as well as the generous donation of vegetable transplants from Plantel Nurseries, Inc.
We're happy to contribute to building healthy soil on the Central Coast. All in all, it was a great day to give back to the community. Naturally!
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Cold Weather Tips
At the beginning of winter, put a thick layer of compost down around the base of your plants.This will not only help to nourish your plants during the winter months, but will also act as insulation to keep the upper root areas of your plants warm over winter. Click for more
What a Difference Harvest Blend Compost Can Make!
Photos taken 3 months apart
August, 2011: A project was begun to renovate land south of Santa Maria. To create a healthy foundation for seeding, premium Harvest Blend Compost was delivered to the location by Engel & Gray, Inc.
Working compost into the soil adds vital nutrients required to support growing plant life. It also increases soil’s water holding capacity, enabling roots to utilize soil moisture when they need it the most.
Sure, this is a large scale project, but Harvest Blend Compost can be used just as effectively on residential lawns and gardens. Contact Info@HarvestBlendCompost.com for help with your next project.
And to learn more about the need for Soil Organic Matter, the US Composting Council is promoting the Strive for 5% campaign. Click for more info.
Buy Compost! Re-Using
Recycled Materials helps to
"Complete the Cycle"
Harvest Blend Compost is more than a mixture of wasted “brown & green” stuff, it’s a wonderful blend of organic materials that have been recycled into the best compost there is! Re-using recycled materials is the ultimate in recycling, a process we call 'Completing the Cycle'.
Recycling organic materials into compost and putting them back to work as lawn top dressing, soil amendments, etc., is the environmentally responsible way to care for our community.
To find premium Harvest Blend Compost for your lawn and garden, enter your ZIP code in the search box to your right. Or, click on Google Maps at the bottom of the column. You'll find a map with all of our dealers. Simply click on the one nearest you to get directions.
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