Front page of the University of Nevada Website!

A great article written by Natalie Savage was posted to the front page of the University of Nevada, Reno website! This article describes UNR’s efforts along side of Full Circle Compost to make our campus a little “greenier” for the upcoming graduation. Very exciting to be on the main website with such awesome information about compost and an organization going green through sustainable actions.

Please check out the main UNR website where the story is one of the main featured stories.

You can also check out the article directly at ‘Mother Quad’ readies for Commencement!

Thanks for the support and help make Northern Nevada more green by sponsoring local businesses that push sustainable initiative such as composting and recycling forward.

 

UNR Quad Update: One Month Results

Here is an update of the University of Nevada, Reno quad reseeding project. A little over a month has passed since Full Circle Compost had their custom organic turf boost spread on the UNR historic quad. The results are in and organic turf fertility wins!!

The photo above shows the 1 month change in the UNR quad since a custom turf amendment was made. First we took a detailed soil analysis of the quad to find out what it was lacking in the realm of plant soluble nutrients and minerals. We made a custom top-dress that was applied directly to the quad after it had been reseeded with a specialty turf seed blend. We also applied a liquid biological called Vermaplex which helped boost the custom blends biological activity even more. The seeds have germinated and the quad looks better than it has in years.

Understanding soil fertility and the intricacies of balancing soil nutrients can create amazing results. Using local all organic soil products that are specifically designed to fix your native soil is the key to plant health. No matter is your growing turf to a garden, the key to growing success all starts at the soil! Only trust the composters and soil specialists that can get results like these and know what they are talking about!!

Plant and Garden Radio Show! May 1st at 1pm…Listen In!

Hola Everyone!

Today, May 1st at 1 pm pacific time and 4 pm east coast time, Full Circle Compost will be talking about soil fertility on an online radio show! If you would like to listen in and learn about soil fertility and compost please do so. The website is: http://www.allbiztalk.com/

Every Week, each Tuesday we interview new guests from the Business World, Agents, Business Owners, Brokers, CEOs, Entrepreneurs, all getting together to discuss important topics.
 
The show is Live, with call-in, at 1:00pm PST on AllBizTalk with host Alan Citron. The show features some of the best Business Professionals in the area.
 

This week we have:

Heather Kahabka, Owner of Plant It Nursery

Cody Witt, Project Manager of Full Circle Compost

will be our guests today! 

Past shows for 2012 are available via podcast and iTunes. Listen to AllBizTalk now.

This show is sponsored by [1] Marketing Mix, Marketing for Business Owners and Professionals
 

 

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Reno News and Review: Full Circle Compost

Craig Witt measures the levels of nutrients in a compost windrow.
PHOTO BY ASHLEY HENNEFER

Reno News and Review: Full Circle Compost

Here is a great article from the Reno News and Review about Full Circle Compost and our process. Click the above link to go to the article! It is all about the highest quality soil amendments designed to fix our Nevada soils! ‘“It’s a chemistry-based process,” he says. “Because of the climate, you have to feed plants correctly. It’s why our motto is ‘feed your food.’ Like humans, plants like to be satisfied.”’

University of Nevada, Reno Quad Goes Green!!

A big milestone has been made at the University of Nevada, Reno. The historic quad that so many UNR students and alumni have walked, played, graduated, and studied upon is getting a sustainable facelift. This year the annual reseeding of the quad has gone all organic with the use of humus based soil fertility and no conventional fertilizers!

UNR quad before and after Full Circle Compost

This year, the grounds department decided to use Full Circle Compost to provide a custom all organic soil fertility program to boost the quad to perfection for the 2012 May graduation. The two week results from the soil fertility program are wonderful! Here is the process and how sustainable humus based soil fertility works.

Proof That Not All Food is QUALITY FOOD!

So here is an interesting bit of information for all people interested in the food you eat. Here is proof that there is a difference between conventional food bought at the local store and food grown sustainably in you own garden or if our conventional food was grown sustainably!

We bought some peppers from our local “high quality” store and picked some peppers from our own garden. We left both of these peppers to dry naturally and dehydrate. Here are the pictures to prove something is wrong with conventional agriculture.

Store bought peppers vs home grown peppers!

The key is looking at the mold growth on the store bought peppers vs the home grown peppers. We left both out to naturally dry and the store bought are covered in mold. The home grown peppers are pristine and dried perfectly with no mold. They look wonderful!

Reno Food Composting Route is Growing!

Full Circle Compost in Carson City, NV

Composting is on the rise in Reno, NV! The organics route started by Waste Management and Full Circle Compost has grown tremendously since the beginning of 2012.

Businesses all over Reno are now turning a new “green” leaf where they are sending their organic wastes to composting rather than to the landfill.

Waste Management picks up the organic wastes from the businesses and hauls it down to Full Circle Compost where it is added to some amazing soil products to help our community grow local nutritious food and help our yards look amazing. Whole Foods even brings in the end product to sell in their store which can be purchased by “you” to help this program grow bigger and bigger.

Here are the current participants in the program in Reno:

• WHOLE FOODS  - 8 YARDS (http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/reno/)
• ATLANTIS – 18 YARDS (Atlantis Composting Program)
• PEPPERMILL – 11 YARDS (Peppermill Going Green!)
• PJ’S RESTAURANT – 3 (http://www.pjandco.net/)
• CAMPO RESTAURANT – 2 (http://www.camporeno.com/)
• RALSTON FOODS -1 (http://www.ralstonfoods.com/)

Your business can also join in the program! Please contact your local Waste Management office and ask how your business can join in. You can also write me here and I can direct you to the proper connection. Let’s continue to make Reno, NV a little bit greener by recycling our organics through composting rather than sending them to the landfill!