Seal of Testing Assurance Spotlight of the Month- Laurel Valley Soils
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Laurel Valley Soils has been producing STA Certified Premium Compost for almost two decades, and every year we look forward to International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) as a great opportunity to engage with and educate our local community.
The STA Program helps compost manufacturers and compost users achieve successful projects. STA Compost manufacturers are required to test their compost on a regular basis by participating in testing by a certified lab which generates a CTDS (Compost Technical Data Sheet) listing the results. The CTDS provides the clarity to know if the compost will meet the specifications of the project. It also provides confidence that the test results generated are accurate and consistent as the testing labs undergo proficiency testing by the STA Program.
For the past several years, to celebrate ICAW, we have brought a dump trailer full of compost to the opening day of our local growers market. It is a BYOB event (buckets, of course!), and our community members can fill up their buckets for free and provide a donation to our local food bank if they choose to do so. As we are filling buckets, it gives us time to answer questions about STA Certified Compost and compost use in general.
Our customers feel a level of comfort when selecting our STA Certified Premium Compost for their projects. Because if it isn’t STA Compost, what is it?
