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Greg Jackson has been named Southern California Sales Manager for Agromin, one of California's largest producers and distributors of bulk and packaged mulch, compost and value-added specialty organic products.

Agromin, the organics recovery company for more than 50 communities in Ventura, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and Orange counties, recycled 386,680 tons of organic material from residents and businesses in 2011, up from 379,792 in 2010.

Join us at this DIFFERENTIATED & FOCUSED conference on “BIOPLASTICS" and get updated on how traditional polymers as well as newer materials are being developed from renewable food / non-food biomass; a radical shift from petroleum based industry.

Mowing leaves saves time and labor, fertilizes lawns

-- Inc. magazine ranked Agromin as one of the country's fastest growing private companies in its fifth annual Inc. 500|5000 (September 2011 issue). Agromin was ranked 65th in environmental services (10th in California).

Soil products made from organic materials collected at curbside each week from Southern California residents are now available at landscaping wholesaler Performance Nursery and South Bay Gardens in Redondo Beach.

A brand new sustainable range of garden products that won’t cost the earth has been launched. It brings together four brand new products, under a name set to take the UK garden market by storm, TruGrow.

Help and advice to keep your garden in tip top condition and looking fantastic this July and all summer long

A new sustainable organics program by Houweling's Nurseries & Agromin has diverted 2,156 tons of organic material from Houweling's greenhouse operations to Agromin's renewable organics facility to be recycled into compost, mulch & soil amendments.

This "Brown" is the New "Green" for Building Sustainable Fertilizer Programs

Wente Vineyards Earth Day 2011 offerings include on-site garden tours, tours of the re-awarded Audubon Sanctuary, live music by local favorites, activities for children such as crafts from recycled products and worm composting, among many others

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Organize Anything has released a list of tips to help you “think green” when staging your home.

Garden Topsoil Direct, leading suppliers of topsoil and other landscape products are celebrating the start of a new gardening year with a huge sale and free gifts with every order.

Brand new website provides the dirt on Compost Bins

While some gardeners may be content with using traditional fertilizers to keep their plants in first-class shape, there is a more natural — and less expensive — option: compost. So what do gardeners need to know to create this black gold?

Home composting can be easy and fun. Learn how to build your own Wormery and be friendly to Mother Earth! Visit the premier internet resource for wormery information: Wormery.info

World Centric Community Center: Film screening: Bag It, Is Your Life Too Plastic? With Producers/Directors Jeb Berrier and Suzan Beraza. Wed. Jan. 5, 7PM. $5-$7 donation with no one turned away for lack of funds. Find out what you can do to help!

Compost Additive Potting mixes deteriorate quickly and need to be frequently changed with new media to obtain desired plant growing health desired results. Instant Liquid Compost Immediately renews old, used up composted media .

Agromin and Zero Waste Energy are partnering to create biogenic energy facilities in California.

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Soil treated with Cow Wow showed an increase in organic matter of 16 to18% with only one application – and within one month, according to a Texas A&M University report.

La compania va a aisitir la industria tequilera con soluciones sustenibles para los deshechos, agua y energia

Company will implement environmental solutions to address waste, water and energy issues for growing tequila industry

Adam Lewis of Tuscaloosa, Alabama is doing things a little differently this year by growing 20-foot tomato plants in his back yard.

This ain't your granddaddy's garden! Adam Lewis is doing things a little differently this year by growing 20-foot tomato plants in his back yard. He has launched a web site to show you how!

New and innovative ways to incentivise thinning are required to realise the full potential of Ireland’s private forests to generate vital income, create employment, protect our environment and contribute to rural sustainability.

All-natural liquid compost boasts no mess and no manure odor. Simply dilute and spray on lawns and gardens.

The use of Compost is making comeback. Information on how to get in on the beginning of this resurgence. The gardeners in New Zealand and Australia are making incredible advances in using Compost in their organic gardens.

Gardeners can take advantage of the typically cool June weather in Southern California to plant summer vegetables, flowers and trees without worry of heat-related plant damage.

Reclaim, recycle, reuse ground materials such as soils, rocks, dirt, sand, compost and gravel.

Solar powered rotary composter can converts organics into fertilizer at a 30-60% savings in any terrain and in any climate. Making fertilizer in the desert? No Problem! Making fertilizer on the plains in Africa? No problem! In a monsoon? No problem!

Agromin is giving away 360 bags of compost during the City of Thousand Oaks/Conejo Recreation and Park District's 13th Annual Arbor/Earth Day celebration, Saturday, April 24.

Nothing tastes better than garden-grown tomatoes or fresh-cut basil. The time to plant summer vegetable plants is in April to assure a bountiful harvest by July and August.

Students at Garden Park Elementary School in Garden Grove planted vegetable gardens on school grounds over the weekend as part of a program to teach kids about gardening and respect for the earth.

Even though it seems that the days when people grew their own food are over, they may just be starting again. A resurgence in gardening, particularly food crop gardening is growing each year.

John Jeavons, the Director of Ecology Action, will present a Three-Day GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming Workshop at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina on April 8-10, 2010. This is the future of food.

Louisiana based company Best Garden Gifts has created quite a stir in the gardening industry over the past few years by offering outstanding value on some of the best gardening products in the industry.

Check out the this great composter and super deal. Recommended by the National Home Gardening Club.

The current economic situation had no impact on this years Entsorga Enteco Waste Management and Environmental show held in Colgne International Expocentre in Germany last week.

October finally brings relief from summer heat, allowing both gardeners and gardens to enjoy a temperate climate for planting an array of cool season vegetables, trees and shrubs, says Agromin, an Oxnard-based manufacturer of premium soil products.

Transitions2earth™ prepares to launch new SuperDegradable™ cutlery 500 piece box. With dynamic graphics and super bright colors, Transitions2earth resets the standard for biodegradable cutlery and packaging.

While most gardeners around the country are winding down their gardens for the year, Southern California gardeners can plant a fresh crop of vegetables and blooms in September and October for enjoyment during fall and winter.

Soil products and mulches made from materials collected each week from residential green waste bins in Ventura County are now available at three Ojai outlets.

New watering restrictions in So. Cal. come just as July heat takes its toll on landscapes. Smart planning using drought-tolerant plants, watering and soil preparation can mean gardeners can still enjoy beautiful landscapes despite sizzling heat.

New York Environmentally Conscious Caterer Ensures a Successful Meeting with Minimum Overall Impact -- choosing to mix by hand, provide on-site recycling, composting and sustainable menu choices

Liquid compost concentrate turns dairy manure waste problems into a sustainable product

Third graders from La Mariposa Elementary School in Camarillo traveled to Agromin's Oxnard green materials recycling and composting facility to learn how yard waste is made into compost.

Agromin, an Oxnard-based manufacturer of premium soil products and the green materials recycler for Thousand Oaks and other Ventura County communities, is giving away 300 bags of compost during the City of Thousand Oaks Earth Day celebration.

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