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The video shoot began at Birdstone Farm in Cross River, New
York, one of hundreds of barns throughout lower New York and
Connecticut that we collect from.
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Stalls are cleaned directly into wheel barrows or baskets and
then deposited in our harvest bins.
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Soiled horse bedding is the primary ingredient that begins the
process. |
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One of our trucks is filmed collecting a full bin of this resource.
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From Birdstone farm the crew moved on to the Salem Organic Soils
site in Upstate New York, where SWEET PEET is made.
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The video crew ascends to the top of "Mt. Manure"
and sets up for panoramic views of the site and surrounding
countryside. |
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The truck arrives and prepares to unload its precious cargo
at the base of a newly forming pile.
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One of the shows' producers conferring with co-owner Shawn Goff
about a scene they would like to capture.
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Getting it on tape. The MSL crew captured each step in the making
of SWEET PEET. |
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Newly offloaded material is inoculated with dense populations
of beneficial microbes to jump start the vital biological process.
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Inoculated materials are formed into piles as prescribed in
accordance with our U.S. Gov't patent.
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Co-owner Brent Lamour explains to the crew how naturally occurring
tannins are extracted and used for the rich dark coloration
of SWEET PEET. |
Final batches are separated, shredded and screened, then piled
to achieve optimum temperature for weed and weed seed kill-off
resulting in the "Best Mulch on Earth." ™ |
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