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Buying Organic Fertilizers
by: Robert Johnson
From backyard vegetable gardens to large ultra-modern farming operations, more and more growers are choosing organic fertilizers as a smart alternative to chemical treatments. Organic farming is certainly not new, but it has found a renewed interest as a means to improve the natural fertility of soil and farm resources. For many people, organic fertilizers provide the answer to nutrient deficiency in soil.
To produce their own natural organic fertilizer, some farmers use traditional practices such as recycling farm-produced livestock manure, practicing crop rotation, or composting organic materials. When factors like innate nutritional shortages in regional soils and high productivity demands make these traditional means inconvenient, farmers may choose to purchase organic fertilizers and soil additives from specialty suppliers and organic fertilizer dealers. Listed below is a resource for farmers and gardeners of organic fertilizer dealers and suppliers in the United States and bordering countries.
Acadian Seaplants Limited - http://www.acadianseaplants.com
This is an organic fertilizer dealer specializing in the largest supply of sea-based products. Based in Nova Scotia, Canada, Acadian Seaplants Limited derives its product line from seaweeds. Naturally sourced seaweeds included in Acadian Seaplants products include ascophyllum nodosum for rockweed and kelp meals, chondrus crispus (Irish moss), furcellaria lumbricalis, fucus vesiculosus (bladderwrack), laminaria digitata (kelp) and other seaweed species. Acadian Seaplants specializes not only in organic fertilizers, but is also the world's largest distributor of seaweed ingredients for the food, health and beauty markets.
Advanced Microbial Solutions - http://www.superbio.com
This Texas-based organic fertilizer dealer carries its own product line called Superbio.
The unique Superbio line was developed from the notion that the presence of microorganisms in soil will improve plant life. Designed to increase agricultural yield, improve the quality of gardens and lawns, and aid in wastewater treatment, Advance Microbial Solutions claims that Superbio is the perfect biological solution to soil nutrient deficiency.
Ag-Org Inc. – http://www.ag-org.com
Also located in Texas, the Ag-Org line of organic fertilizers is available to purchase in pellet or granular form. Depending on the size of your garden, you can choose to buy a forty-pound bag, a one-ton tote, or even a 22-ton truckload. Ag-Org developed its organic fertilizer from non-burning, nitrogen-rich poultry litter that can invigorate microbial activity in soils. The United States Department of Agriculture uses Ag-Org products to help return fertility to the soil in various farming sectors in the country.
Agreaux Organics - http://www.agreauxorganics.com
Agreaux Organics has been in operation since the early 1990s. This organic fertilizer company was formed in South Mississippi, where poultry is the main farming industry. Customers can choose from a number of unique Agreaux organic fertilizer products, all of which are listed by the OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute), the independent body that reviews suitability of products for use in organic farming.
AgriGro Marketing Inc. - http://www.agrigro.com
This organic fertilizer dealer has developed a longstanding tradition of excellence in providing innovative products that are beneficial, healthy and environmentally friendly. AgriGro currently offers a number of product lines including Bountiful Harvest, Indigo, Agri-Gro, Agri-Cal, Turf Formula and Super-Cal.
AgriCare Inc. - http://www.humasol.com
AgriCare is the exclusive source of the revolutionary Leonerdite, a new water-soluble product that is effective as both a plant biostimulant and a soil enhancer.
This is a listing of organic fertilizer dealers located in North America. Many more dealers and specialty suppliers can be found in countries throughout the world. Many of these products and materials may also be found locally in garden centers, nurseries and farmers co-ops.
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