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HAPPY NEW YEAR
HAPPY NEW YEAR from EcoVerde Organics new compost site! Ok, this is just a fun gingerbread model of a new site, but we have been working diligently to secure an actual operating site and re-start compost production. We are making strong progress and look forward to...
Over-run with creeping charlie in your lawn? Here’s how to tackle it.
Creeping charlie, aka ground-ivy or Glechoma hederacea, is an aggressive weed that spreads so pervasively it makes many gardeners ready to pull their hair out. Here are some tips to control it so you can keep all your hair! 1 - Rake and pull all the creeping charlie...
Book Sally Cunningham to Present at Your Event
Sally Cunningham's newest book, Buffalo Style Gardens, will soon be released and now she's booking speaking engagements to help others learn about creating gardens in the "Buffalo style" with quirky, one-of-a-kind designs. With deep knowledge on many gardening topics,...
Sally Cunningham, presents at Plant WNY Education Day
Get ideas and inspiration to "create quirky, eye-catching designs" in the Buffalo Style from Sally Cunningham at the Plant WNY Education Day on February 1st at Salvatore's Italian Gardens in Depew. The event offers a full day of presentations along with a tradeshow to...
New Year, New Beginnings
2019 brings changes for EcoVerde Organics. We welcome Hank Duwe as our new Compost Consultant. Hank joins us with many years experience composting animal manure and food waste. He will be valuable in helping us continue to make high-quality compost. Within the next...
In Memoriam: John Deibel
With sadness we announce the passing of John Deibel, EcoVerde Organics Consulting Agronomist. John was critical to EcoVerde's inception and was fully-committed to its vision, mission and goals. He worked hard and contributed much knowledge to help EcoVerde Organics...
The Value of a Compost Business for Rural Land Use
Sally Cunningham, well-known horticulturalist and garden writer, writes of the value of compost business and helps tell the EcoVerde/Carr Farm story in a letter to the editor of the East Aurora Advertiser. Read more.
Jack-O’-Lantern & Pumpkin Recycling
Buy your Halloween pumpkins now at Masterson's Garden Center and the East Aurora Co-op, then bring them back post-Halloween to help us make rich, organic compost that can help next year's pumpkin crops grow! Please remove candles and decorations before dropping them...
Major Impact Investment in EcoVerde Organics is Announced!
EcoVerde Organics has received a $450,000 investment from the WNY Impact Investment Fund! EcoVerde's business plan fits nicely with the Fund's mission of making investments that generate both financial and social returns. Learn more in Buffalo Business First, the...
Lawn Care for the Second Half of Summer
(Reprinted as part of an article Look to the Lawn, published in Buffalo Spree Magazine.) In August it’s tempting to water and fertilize. The grass looks brown and desperate, doesn’t it? Actually the proper care is quite the opposite. Lawn experts such as Dr. Frank...