Four black trays with various young green seedlings growing in soil inside a reflective grow tent.

Quality and Science

We transform food scraps into nutrient-rich compost through rigorous testing and sustainable practices.

A Commitment to Quality

Our mission is to nourish the soil to grow healthy plants in New England, with an emphasis on food production by any and all! Made in small batches, our compost is without grass clippings but instead utilizes the riches of a bounty of food scraps.

We believe our products are safe to grow food in for our families. We accomplish this level of quality by controlling what enters our compost system, yearly lab testing, and plant trials. Find the results below for full transparency.

Conveyor belt pouring a large pile of dark mulch with surrounding piles and green trees in the background.
Man wearing a brown t-shirt, jeans, sunglasses, and a wide-brimmed hat walking through a green pea plant field.
Two smiling women outdoors holding boxes of fresh harvested vegetables including green beans, tomatoes, and green peppers.

Our Compost Composition

Made from food scraps, our compost is rich in humus and contains an abundance of immediate and slow release nutrients which nurture beneficial micro-organisms.

The high quality is demonstrated by:

A Broad Range of Ingredients to support a bio-diverse compost

Minimal Grass Clippings that can contain herbicides/pesticides. We actively work to exclude grass from our yard debris ingredient.

Free of Weed Seeds

Lab Tested for optimal composition

Screened to 1/2 inch

Made in New England! Our compost sites serve as local sources of nutrients, making our region more resilient.

Ingredients list for compost mix including leaves, food scraps, lobsters, wood shavings, seaweed, clam, and oyster shells, with descriptions of their contributions and a note about composting and quality testing.

Please Note: Our compost is made from community food scraps, which may contain small amounts of plastic like fruit stickers. While we work to minimize these materials, their occasional presence is a tradeoff for the high nutrient density found in food scraps.

Industrial compost screening machine creating a large pile of dark compost soil outdoors under clear blue sky.

Our Compost Facilities

Our compost is made at facilities through out New England. These centers serve as local nutrient recyclers, sourcing material sustainably from the community, to be returned to the community. Reducing our need for imported synthetic fertilizers and making our state more resilient.

Person working on freshly tilled rows of soil at Mack Park Food Farm in Salem, Massachusetts, with a wooden fence in the foreground.

Building Local Resiliency

We proudly support community food initiatives and farms with raised beds, compost and soil to grow more food from food scraps.

FARM WORKS
With the support of our customers, we offer compost at a reduced rate to local farms. 10 cents of each bag of compost sold goes to our FarmWorks program.

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