Posts by Joel Simmons
Sand and Nutrient Mobility
Last year, EarthWorks consulted on over 12,000 soil tests from all across the country, something we have been doing for many years now. When one sees this much soil data, trends appear. We see how things change and how they impact the success of the people we have so much respect for. Over the many…
Read MoreThink Dynamically
This is a story that I tell often… because it perfectly depicts how EarthWorks was built, why we do what we do, and the type of relationship Jerry Brunetti and I had from the birth of our company in the late 1980’s. To preface, from the beginning Jerry had a clear vision of why we…
Read MoreRemembering Jerry Brunetti
It is with a very heavy heart that I write of the passing of our co-founder Jerry Brunetti. He was my mentor, my business partner of 26 years, my friend but most importantly Jerry Brunetti was my inspiration. Jerry was one of the most unique and brilliant minds of our time. He formulated most of…
Read MoreTeam EarthWorks is Published!
I am so proud to announce that we are published with not one but two new books available from Team EarthWorks.
Read MoreEarthWorks Replenish 3-4-3 is OMRI Certified
EarthWorks is proud to announce that its Replenish 343 is OMRI certified. The Organic Materials Review Institute is a leader in organic standards and compliance. EarthWorks has always been a leader in organic fertilizer and is excited to be certified with the nations leader in organic standardization.
Read MoreMyco-Replenish now available in Greens Grade, 50# bags
Earth Works is pleased to announce that Myco-Replenish 3-3-3 Organic Fertilizer with Mycorrhizae is now available in a Greens Grade formulation, as well as in convenient 50-pound bags. Myco-Replenish combines the high quality of EarthWorks Replenish natural organic fertilizers with root stimulating endo and ecto mycorrhizae fungi.
Read MoreBrooklyn Bridge Park… Spectacular!
Every once in a while a very cool project comes along that’s a little out of the norm. The work going on at the Brooklyn Bridge Park is one of those, and it is spectacular! A few weeks ago I made contact with an old friend of EarthWorks, former golf course superintendent Paul Sutter, who…
Read MoreEveryone is an “Organic Guy”!
I was recently invited to speak at a distributors’ meeting taking place at a golf course. As I waited for my turn to speak, I asked the distributor if our host superintendent was using EarthWorks products. He responded “No, he’s not an organic guy”!!! Not an organic guy, I thought – and it really hit…
Read MoreFall is for Feeding … The Soil.
Just as I’m about ready to get back into the pool… Summer is over! In the turf business, fall has got to be everyone’s favorite season; it means we survived yet another tough summer. I travel, a lot, and I see a lot of golf courses and a lot of athletic fields all over the…
Read MoreA few delinquent words on the US Open… and damn, it’s hot out there!!!
The Open was an incredible experience that I will remember a lifetime and I have to thank Pat Finlen for that. Pat is a class act and did a hell of a job on the biggest stage in golf and I say that not because of the EW that he uses (but of course that helps!) but because…
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