Since 1958, family-owned Good Earth Horticulture has grown from a retail nursery into a producer and distributor of horticultural products, including professional growing media and garden soils. Based in Lancaster, New York, the company operates 10 production facilities across the United States and Canada, harvesting Canadian sphagnum peat in New Brunswick and composting bark at sites across the country. Good Earth also continues the Hoffman garden-products line acquired in 1999.
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Modern Soils IncStarted in 1980 as part of a family-owned mushroom business, Modern Soils has spent more than 30 years developing soil blends for professional growers and land-care projects. The company’s distinctive approach repurposes spent mushroom compost, giving its products a regenerative purpose while serving customers across the Midwest, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic.TOUGHKENAMON, PA
The HC CompaniesFrom its headquarters in Twinsburg, Ohio, The HC Companies manufactures horticultural planters and pots for commercial growers, retailers, and home gardeners. The company brings together multiple legacy growing-container brands and operates production facilities across North America, including a Canadian closed-loop water-recycling facility for its fiber containers. Its sustainable offerings include USDA BioPreferred-certified products, including fiber containers with verified biobased content.MIDDLEFIELD, OH
Espoma OrganicFounded in 1929 by H.G. Sanders, Espoma Organic makes natural and organic fertilizers and soil products for home gardeners. Still family-owned through five generations, the South Jersey company operates manufacturing facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including a solar-powered Millville plant and a 60,000-square-foot facility in Hegins. Its long-running Tone fertilizer line, including the original Holly-tone introduced in 1946, has helped make organic gardening a family tradition for more than nine decades.HEGINS, PA
Therm-O-Rock East, IncFounded in 1948, Therm-O-Rock East, Inc. is a Western Pennsylvania manufacturer specializing in toll processing, custom blending and packaging, with expanded perlite and vermiculite at the center of its work. The family-managed company operates two plants totaling more than 140,000 square feet and also produces Prime Gro soilless growing media to order. Its in-house quality assurance program supports customers across industrial and horticultural markets, with rail, road, water and air access for worldwide shipping.NEW EAGLE, PA