The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) often includes compost in their specifications for highway construction. There are three types of compost that you might see in these documents: Type A, Type B, and Type C. These different composts are typically used for different applications. Type A and Type B composts are used for [...]
Naturcycle is entering the third year of our multi-year study at the Boston Medical Center Rooftop Farm, a unique urban site operated by Higher Ground Farm that provides fresh produce to both patients and the community at large. This comprehensive research project is evaluating our specially designed urban agriculture green roof media compared to [...]
The Compost Research & Education Foundation is hosting a Compost Operations Training Course in Dutchess County, NY this summer. Register by June 9th and get $100 off! Jumpstart or expand your career in the composting industry by taking part in one of the world's most renowned professional training courses. With over 50 trainings historically [...]
Last April, we shared the results of a research study conducted to compare a Naturcycle growing media to other planting blends in a rooftop urban agriculture setting. The results from the second year of the study are now available. . . . this research project provided information about the difference in crop cultivation and efficiency [...]
As part of their ongoing Soil Builders initiative, the Composting Association of Vermont is partnering with Compost for Good to host a pair of free workshops in Whallonsburg, NY. Register today to learn how to “use compost to improve water quality in the Lake Champlain Basin.” Naturcycle founder and president Charles Duprey will be [...]
The Naturcycle team had a great experience in Phoenix this week at COMPOST2025, the annual conference held by the US Composting Council. Along with equipment demonstrations and networking opportunities, there were presentations on a variety of important topics, including community composting, potting mix research, plant response to compost, artificial intelligence [...]
Naturcycle staff recently visited Newmarket Farm, the newest rooftop farm in Boston, Massachusetts, which was designed around our Urban Agriculture Green Roof Media, a specialized blend optimized for intense rotational agriculture in deep planters. This blend is free of weed seeds and contains a balance of natural minerals, silt, and clay. High in organic matter, [...]
Ron Alexander writes about a study conducted to compare countertop food dehydrators to commercial composting of food scraps: A recent study processed a consistent mixture of food scraps in different electric food scrap processing appliances, then through analysis of the output product, attempted to determine the extent to which the composting process or biological degradation [...]
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances have been in the news a lot recently. Commonly known as PFAS, these synthetic chemicals are manufactured for use in a wide variety of products across many industries. Several claims have been made regarding their potential impact on human health and the environment, particularly relating to wastewater and compost. Dr. Sally [...]
Naturcycle not only manufactures our own line of excellent engineered soil and green roof media products, but we also provide custom blending services to meet the design criteria of landscape architects. At the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, we worked closely with SCAPE to meet their lightweight soil needs for these new [...]
