Our Current Environmentally Friendly Approach

• No deep water used / All water recycled back to containment ponds
• Water periodically tested to insure quality
• Ponds aerated by wind power to reduce algae

• Integrated pest management / Tolerances established to avoid unnecessary pesticide use
• Spot spray as needed
• Continually looking for alternatives to chemicals

• Mechanical cultivation in fields / Hand weeding in containers
• Plant waste and nursery grounds thoroughly cleaned up at conclusion of season
• Soil erosion prevented by planting in smaller blocks and surrounded by permanent vegetation
• Plow and disc to keep soil structure
• Cover crops planted in unused fields / Soil enriched by tilling in cover crop
• Micronutrients added to potting mix
• Variety of organic amendments used between crops
• Local products purchased whenever possible
• Plant waste composted, tested and screened
• Field soil tested and natural additives used to amend fields

• Container pots (#2)
• Paper
• Scrap metal
• Plant waste compost used in field and as a product we sell

• Scope and sizes increasing
• Customer input always welcome for additional varieties

• Soil tested and natural ingredients used such as fine ground softwood bark