Compost Marketing

Marketing is an essential component of any successful composting operation.   To expand and support compost markets in the Northeast, NERC was awarded a four-year grant from the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program.  As part of this project, a number of resources have been developed to support compost marketing, including PowerPoint presentations made at project workshops.   

For more information contact Athena Lee Bradley, Projects Manager.

Compost Marketing Resources

• Bear Path Farm Compost: Word of Mouth Marketing Concepts
• Compost Marketing Resource List
• Making Your Compost Product Work for You
• Model Marketing Plan Template

PowerPoint Presentations

• Addressing Niche Markets
• Assessing Compost Quality, by Loren S. Muldowney, M.S., Rutgers Soil Testing Laboratory
• Compost Manufacturing for Organics Markets, by Erich V. Bremer, Organic Certification Program, New Jersey Department of Agriculture,
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• Compost Marketing, by Geoff Kuter, Agresource, Inc.
• Compost Marketing: Strategies for Success, by Athena Lee Bradley, Northeast Recycling Council, Inc. (NERC)
• Compost Quality and Best Management Practices, by Athena Lee Bradley, NERC
• Compost Quality by Bob Rynk, SUNY Cobleskill
• Composting Facilities – Quality Standards & Solid Waste Regulations, by Sally Rowland, Ph.D., P.E., NYSDEC, Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials
• Composting Requirements, by Dr. Michael Westendorf, Rutgers University Cooperative Extension
• Making Your Compost Product Work for You: Compost Sales and Marketing, by Charles Duprey, WeCare Organics, Inc.
• Marketing Compost: On & Off Farms, by Jean Bonhotal, Cornell Waste Management Institute
• Producing an Organic Compost for the Current Markets
• Quality Control and Compost Products, by Bruce Fulford, City Soil & Greenhouse Co.
• Sustainable Landscape Solutions