For nearly three decades, Salem Organic Products, Inc. has turned a farm-waste problem into Sweet Peet®, a 100% organic mulch made from composted agricultural manure. The company also produces Soilution®, an organic soil mix with biochar, and provides manure removal and recycling services for horse and cow farms. Sweet Peet holds two U.S. patents, a Canadian patent, and trademarks in both countries for its branded products.
AgRecycleFounded in 1991, AgRecycle is a woman-owned composting company that turns landfill-bound organic scraps and trimmings into compost and other soil amendments. It was the first commercial composting enterprise in the United States founded by a woman, and has spent decades building permitted Pennsylvania composting operations and dedicated food-waste collection routes. Its carefully monitored batches take seven to eleven months to manufacture, screen, and cure.LAWRENCEVILLE, PA
EnviroKure, IncFounded in 2011, Hicksville, Ohio-based EnviroKure develops and produces naturally derived biostimulants and organic biofertilizers made from chicken manure. The company grew from a garage project into the only company it identifies as having patented and commercialized this chicken-manure-derived technology, with a flagship facility designed to serve as many as 4 million acres. Its products are intended to improve soil health, plant resilience, and productivity for conventional and organic farmers.325315PHILADELPHIA, PA
Suståne Natural Fertilizer, IncSince 1988, Suståne Natural Fertilizer has manufactured organic and natural slow-release nitrogen fertilizers and soil builders from aerobically composted agricultural resources at its Minnesota operation. Its products are used by growers, turf managers and horticulturists in more than 60 countries, with the company controlling its raw materials, composting and manufacturing processes in-house. Suståne also maintains an analytical chemistry lab and supports its formulations with more than 800 independent studies.STAATSBURG, NY