Honest Nurturing
All of our products are enhanced by nutrient-rich premium worm-cast compost which is meticulously crafted to invigorate your soil and nurture your plants. Our products are the only certified organic compost in Ireland. Use nature to enhance nature!
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We distinguish ourselves through our unique composting processes
Horse Manure Compost
- Obtainment of horse manure.
- Horse manure is carefully stacked into forced aeration composting bays (to allow air pockets).
- After 48/72 hours, the temperature will reach over 70 degrees Celsius (This kills any pathogens and weed seeds).
- The compost is subject to forced air pulses every hour to ensure the thermophilic bacteria is fully activated.
- After four weeks, the compost is moved to the next aeration / composting bay. The compost movement between aeration bays is a 6-stage process.
- The compost is transferred to a curing shed for another eight weeks.
- The compost is screened to 20mm (To remove horseshoes and larger lumps)
- The final product is blended with other products before being bagged and ready for delivery.
Worm-Cast Compost
Peat 85%
Potato Sludge 10%
Lime 0.5%
Dry Feed 4.5%.
Process:
- Materials mixed using a peat mixer.
- 80 litres of bedding material is put into a wooden worm breeding box with 5 kg of worms.
- Box is stored for 4-6 weeks and is fed 400g of dry feed twice a week.
- Worms are separated from the worm cast using a trommel.
- Worm cast is stored indoors before packing/sale.
The worms are then sold or put into fresh bedding material.
Spent Mushroom Compost (SMC)
- Obtainment of spent mushroom compost (SMC).
- The mushroom is carefully stacked into forced aeration composting bays (to allow air pockets).
- After 48/72 hours, the temperature will reach over 70 degrees Celsius (This kills any pathogens and weed seeds).
- The compost is subject to forced air pulses every hour to ensure the thermophilic bacteria is fully activated.
- After four weeks, the compost is moved to the next aeration / composting bay. The compost movement between aeration bays is a 6-stage process.
- The compost is transferred to a curing shed for another eight weeks.
- The compost is screened to 20mm (To remove larger lumps)
- The final product is blended with other products before being bagged and ready for delivery.
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Plant Trial One:
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We are the sole certified organic compost producers in Ireland
Numerous composting producers mislabel low-grade compost as organic, deceiving consumers. At Living Green, we prioritize quality over profit. We provide the sole certified organic compost in Ireland, upholding rigorous standards.
We are natures best friend
We stand at the forefront of the fight against global warming, advocating for peat-free composting practices to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Our commitment to organic, chemical-free cultivation methods without peat underscores our dedication to environmental stewardship.
Living Green Journal
Living Green Wins RDS Sustainable Rural Innovation Award for Pioneering Circular Agriculture in Donegal
Living Green has been named the winner of the RDS Sustainable Rural Innovation Award at this year’s prestigious RDS Spring Awards. The accolade celebrates the company’s exceptional application of circular economy principles and technological innovation to support...
Living Green Achieve Carbon Neutrality
At Living Green, we are proud to announce that we have achieved carbon neutrality, underscoring our unwavering commitment to environmental sustainability. Based in Quigley's Point on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, we have always prioritised eco-friendly...
Living Green Wins Green Sustainability Award at National Enterprise Awards
Living Green has earned the prestigious Green Sustainability Award at the National Enterprise Awards, impressing judges with its commitment to producing top-quality peat-free compost. The awards, held at the Round Room in the Mansion House in Dublin, are now in...
Words from happy customers
Initially, I came across Living Green organic compost in a local garden center and tried it as several people had mentioned this ‘organic compost from Donegal’. After seeing my growing success from it, I was eager to include it as part of our compost offering in 2023. Neil and the team have been excellent to work with; they are always eager to support and help us. We look forward to continuing to work with Living Green in 2024 and beyond.
Kevin Barnall
Compost Buyer, Woodies
Since we started stocking Living Green over the past six years, sales have grown significantly yearly. It is a fantastic product; once customers buy it, they always come back for more. It is especially important in the early season for propagation and mid-season for potting on. It has become an established part of our range that we cannot be without!
Sean McDonald
Owner, McD’s Garden Centres
We have stocked Living Green composts for more than three years. We find it a fantastic compost that our staff and customers like to work with, and everyone loves that it is organic! We recommend it for everything from planting seedlings to sowing fruit and vegetables or bedding and shrubs in the garden. Many customers travel to us to buy Living Green composts and ask for it by name.
Sarah Clarke
Owner, Beechmount Garden Centre, Navan
Here at Beechdale Garden Centre, we have been using and selling Living Green composts for several years. Our customers keep coming back for it! We can confidently recommend this product to our customers as it has many positive features. The wormcast compost is an excellent soil improver for both vegetables and shrubs. It has a good texture and is easy to use. It is a sustainable product. So it ticks a lot of the boxes. Yes, it costs slightly more, but it is a better product than the alternatives.
Keith Rothwell
Owner, Beechdale Garden Centre
Living Green composts have become a firm favourite with our customers, proving popular with novice and experienced gardeners who value environmentally friendly, locally sourced composts that produce excellent results in the garden. Living Green also gives us the retailer, an efficient and quick order turnaround and excellent customer service.
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Carrigrohane Road, Cork