Grow Ulster Green Compost
Our Grow Ulster Green Compost is made locally and sustainably at our Organics Recovery Facility in Kingston. In 2021, UCRRA was named Small Scale Compost Manufacturer of the Year by the US Composting Council. Our compost is STA certified, screened to 3/8 inch, and is unblended (it does not contain any other additives or soil amendments). The Agency manufactures compost from municipal wood chips and source separated organics (food scraps) sourced from our commercial composting program. The Agency uses an industrial-scale composting method known as EASP; high temperatures during the active composting phase ensures that the finished compost is virtually free of any weed seeds. Our Organics Recovery Facility is permitted with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
No appointment is necessary to purchase compost. Bulk compost is sold daily, first come first served as it is available throughout most of the year. Bagged compost must be pre-ordered online and can be picked up on Saturdays only. Our staff can load your vehicle for you!
BULK SALES: $30.00 per ton, $20.00 minimum load fee
BAGGED SALES: $5.00 per 1 cubic foot bag
Please note: the bagged compost is the same exact product that is sold in bulk.
View our Compost for Sale FLYER 2023 for more information
UCRRA offers STA Certified Compost
UCRRA is a proud member of the United States Composting Council, and our Grow Ulster Green Compost is an STA certified compost. The U.S. Composting Council created a Seal of Testing Assurance program, designed to give the public the information they need to compare compost products and get the maximum benefit from the use of compost, as determined by a “consensus of many of the leading compost research scientists in the United States” (USCC, 2019). The STA program is a compost testing, labeling, and information disclosure program and provides independent monitoring of compost quality. Our compost has been sampled and tested as required by the Seal of Testing Assurance Certified Compost Program of the US Composting Council. Our Compost Test Results are available here or by contacting us at 845-336-0600. The US Composting Council makes no warranties regarding this product or it contents, quality, and suitability for any particular use.
download pdf STA COMPOST BROCHURE
The Benefits of Compost
Compost is a crumbly, dark humus material that is high in organic matter, soil microbes, and plant micronutrients. Compost has many horticultural uses and applications. Compost can be used to plant trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables; it can be used on turfs, sown directly into fields and garden beds, used in greenhouses, for seed starter packs or container gardening. Compost aids in storm water management, moisture retention, weed suppression, improving the soil’s physical structure, and has many other chemical and biological benefits. We sell our compost to local farmers, landscapers, and hobby gardeners who offer great feedback about their satisfaction in our compost! We invite you to come see for yourself – how we Grow Ulster Green. Educational tours are available by request.
UCRRA Compost Sales Policy
This Compost Sales Policy is approved by the UCRRA Board of Directors.
Compost Delivery Providers
UCRRA DOES NOT provide delivery of the compost.
Christopher Ader
Upstate Mobile Dumpsters, LLC
9 Grandmour Drive
Red Hook, NY 12571
info@upstatemobiledumpsters.com
845-853-0222
If you would like to be added to the list of haulers who can deliver compost; please email mfra@ucrra.org. In the email, please provide the name of the business, contact information, and state in the email that you would like to be a compost delivery provider.
Other Resources
Learn more about our Facility Tours and Education Program
Learn more about Home Composting
View our Compost Test Results
Learn more about compost_and_its_benefits (US Composting Council Fact Sheet)
Learn more about Using Finished Compost
View the Cornell WMI Compost Use Poster Series (ALL)
View the Compost Research Education Foundation Factsheets Series (ALL 10)