Naturcycle talks often about the benefits of green roof media and the dangers of high organic matter in roof soils. Even as we educate landscape architects and contractors about what quality, consistent, soil-less media should be, we still see factors like cost or time driving bad choices. Pictured below is what happens if you [...]
By Charles Duprey, President & Founder, Naturcycle I was recently in New York City and came across these planters. Planters are a tricky environment. They are small spaces relative to what’s planted in them. They are finite by nature and not a true ecosystem. They are nature optimized and boiled down to 10 feet [...]
The photos above of are various projects around New York City. Many owners and architects do not understand the danger that blends with very high organic matter content can present. Looking at these site photos shows the inherent problem. Media for roofs and planters that is very high in compost quickly end up like [...]
The United Nations Organization for Food & Agriculture made some interesting connections back in 2015, the "Year of Soil," linking healthy soils to people's health, and guess what? Compost adds all those micro- and macro-nutrients listed in the graphic above to depleted soils. Closing this loop returning our wastes from WWTP or food scraps [...]
In February, it's good to remember that healthy soils are driven by many factors. These healthy soils produce more food, higher quality food, and protect our waterways by keeping soils in place. To achieve these healthy soils, we can add organic matter from good sources like compost! Cornell and New York State have a [...]
The Composting Council Research & Education Foundation invested in an important report that continues its commitment to research and education of compost users and producers. A detailed research paper was produced featuring the current literature on soluble salts in compost and soils. You can learn more about what electrical conductivity means for compost, like [...]
The US Composting Council and its STA Director Hillary Nichols have done a great job revamping their YouTube Channel. The Market Development Committee is working to add new content and expand our reach promoting compost uses and understanding. Check out this improved site here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntJouJhLM48
A quick update on the Statue of Liberty Museum: After hundreds of yards of Naturcycle green roof media were delivered (mostly via super sacks), the job is complete. This stunning new addition to the island will be an amazing enhancement, providing visitors better access to exhibits and artifacts. You can see the custom grass [...]
Greenroofs.com is an important publication for the green roof industry. Its founders have focused on spreading news, commercial successes, and documenting the projects that have changed green roofing. This year they have taken the time to report on and photograph the Cities Alive 2018 Conference in Brooklyn, NY. Naturcycle exhibited at the conference and [...]
