Vital Earth are a friendly family owned company nestled in the Derbyshire Dales.
We have around 30 staff all dedicated to providing quality service and product, while championing environmental issues.
We use a bespoke process that harnesses nature and technology to create a range of organic, composts, fertilisers, mulches, soil improvers and plant food, which are of a consistently high quality.
Learn more about how we Process, green and kitchen waste, reducing Britain’s landfill while providing peat-free, organic, UK sourced environmentally friendly growing media.
We are proud of our awards and the associations we are members of. We think they are testament to our dedication to green issues, our trade customers, local authorities and the greener gardener.
VITAL EARTH IN RUNNING FOR NATIONAL BUSINESS AWARD
Vital Earth is now in the running for the national title in its categories, as well as the chance to collect the Award for Outstanding Business Achievement.
Read about this award on our blog
VITAL EARTH ADDS TO SALESFORCE IN THE SOUTH WEST
October 2011
Ros has joined Vital Earth after area sales roles for Sankey and Fiskars and has considerable experience in the garden market. Commenting on her new role, Ros said, "I've always enjoyed the garden industry.
VITAL EARTH IN RUNNING FOR NATIONAL BUSINESS AWARD
November 2011
Vital Earth is now in the running for the national title in its categories, as well as the chance to collect the Award for Outstanding Business Achievement.
Vital Earth in the Running for another Award
September 2011
Vitalizer, Vital Earth's green waste derived fertilizer, which is positioned as the chemical-free alternative to Growmore and ideal for grow your own vegetables, has just won Best Retail Product at the Four Oaks exhibition, following a year of phenomenal sell-through.
Vitalizer Wins Best Retail Award
August 2011
Vital Earth has been shortlisted in both local and national awards for its pioneering work to bring local authorities into an innovative scheme to improve household recycling.
July 2011
Vital Earth has collected two more industry accolades – runner up in the Garden Industry Manufacturers’ Association (GIMA) Best of British and finalist in the same organisation’s Supplier of the Year category.
February 2011
Ashbourne-based Vital Earth, whose peat free organic compost and natural fertilisers are made from recycled locally-sourced garden waste, has won the Association for Organics Recycling (AFOR) Jim Ballance Compost Marketing Award for the second time in three years. This latest success follows the launch of Vital Earth’s peat free organic growing media mixes into the professional grower and greenhouse sector. The company’s previous triumph in these awards was in 2009 in recognition of its launch into consumer gardening.
Read more on Compost Marketing Award
November 2010
Vital Earth, the Ashbourne-based producer of peat free organic compost and fertilisers made from locally sourced, recycled garden waste is the regional winner of The Green Award category in the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber Awards 2010. The category was sponsored by BASE.
August 2010
Vital Earth, the Ashbourne-based manufacturer of environmentally-kind, peat free, organic compost, made from locally sourced garden and food waste, is on track to represent the UK in the European Business Awards for the Environment. This follows news that the company is among the major winners in the Green Apple Awards – one of the few accredited feeder schemes into the international campaign. This is the third year running that Vital Earth has won a Green Apple Award.
July 2010
Vital Earth, the manufacturer of environmentally-kind, peat free organic compost, made from garden and food waste which would otherwise go to landfill, has triumphed at the Garden Industry Manufacturers’ Association (GIMA) Awards. The company won a GIMA Award for the Best Suppliers Information Website for its site, www.thegreenergardener.com, followed by a runner up award in the Best New Product category for its innovative Chicken Poo TM Chicken Manure Organic Plant Food.
Read more about The Gima Awards
May 2010
Vital Earth, the Ashbourne-based supplier of peat free organic compost made from recycled garden waste, has been named as one of two Highly Commended companies in the Recycling and Waste Management Business of the Year category of The National Recycling Awards.
Read more about The National Recycling Awards
May 2010
Peat free, organic compost manufacturer, Vital Earth, whose well-established green credentials are based on a core range made from recycled garden waste, has won a silver award in the Chemicals and Fertilisers category at the Product of the Year Awards with its ‘Chicken Poo Chicken Manure’ organic plant food fertiliser. Made from natural recycled chicken manure, it is particularly innovative and contrasts with other products by being sourced exclusively from British free range hens. ‘Chicken Poo Chicken Manure’, which was developed in house, has been tested in depth via consumer focus groups, whose views had a strong influence on its striking name and lively engaging presentation emphasising the natural ‘happy hens’ ingredients and British provenance.
Chicken Poo Chicken Manure
March 2010
Vital Earth, the manufacturer of peat free, organic compost, recycled from garden and food waste which would otherwise go to landfill, has triumphed at the Garden Industry Manufacturers’ Association (GIMA) Awards. The company won a GIMA Award for the Best Suppliers Information Website for its site, www.thegreenergardener.com, followed by a runner up award in the Best New Product category for its innovative Chicken Poo TM fertiliser.
Best compost suppliers information website
March 2010
Consumer ratings magazine, Which? Gardening has declared Vital Earth’s Multi Purpose Organic Compost MPC and Tub and Basket Organic Compost as Best Buys in its March report on container compost. This is the first time environmentally-friendly peat free organic composts have outperformed all competitors. Peat free organic compost supplier, Vital Earth, whose products are made from recycled garden waste, has over thirty organic compost products in its range including specialist blends like ericaceous compost for lime hating plants, the first such compost in a peat free format.
March 2010
Vital Earth, producer of environmentally-friendly organic compost and fertilisers made from locally sourced, recycled organic garden waste has won both the Innovation in Technology Award and the Environmental Award in the Business Awards Derbyshire 2010. The first was sponsored and chosen by Rolls Royce of Derby and the second by Toyota UK. The accolades top a highly successful week in which two of the company’s compost products – Multi Purpose Organic Compost MPC and Tub & Basket Organic Compost were voted Best Buys in the Container Compost category in Which? Gardening Magazine.
February 2010
Organic, peat free compost manufacturer, Vital Earth, whose well-established green credentials are based on a core range made from recycled organic garden waste, has won best new retail product at the GAN show with its ‘Chicken Poo’ chicken manure organic plant food fertiliser. Made from natural recycled chicken manure, it contrasts with other products in this category by being sourced exclusively from British free range hens. The product has been rigorously tested for performance, but also tested in depth with consumers, whose views had a strong influence on its striking name and lively engaging presentation emphasising the natural ‘happy hens’ ingredients and British provenance.
Read More on Chicken Poo "Product of the Year"
August 2009
Peat free organic compost supplier, Vital Earth, whose well-established green credentials are based on a core range made from recycled organic garden waste, has been short listed in the Green Retail Initiative category of the 2009 Edie Awards for Environmental Excellence. Also on the shortlist are Office Depot, Cadbury’s, Enact Energy Management (Tesco home insulation) and Faithful & Gould (Tesco Cheatham Hill).
July 2009
Maryanne Stokes, sales and marketing manager of peat free organic compost supplier, Vital Earth, whose products are all made from recycled garden waste, has won the Enterprising Business Woman of the Year in the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber’s Enterprising Women’s Excellence Awards.
29th June 2009
Vital Earth has won two more environmental accolades - short listed finalists in the Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association (GIMA). Best Environmental Product for its Ericaceous Compost and a finalist award in the Green Supplier of the Year category in The Grocer Magazine's Gold Awards.
Further details on the best environmental product
25th June 2009
The UK Biodiversity Action Plan (1997) stated that the horticultural industry should aim for a minimum of 40% of total market requirements for soil improvers plus growing media to be peat free by 2005 and 90% by 2010.
Further details for The Gima Awards
March 2009
Peat free, organic and 100% recycled compost manufacturer, Vital Earth, whose products are made from recycled garden waste, has been awarded a Green Heroes 2009 Wall Shield by The Green Organisation, a not-for-profit body that recognises environmental best practice around the world.
February 2009
Organic, peat free and 100% recycled compost manufacturer, Vital Earth, whose products are made from recycled garden waste, has won the Association for Organics Recycling’s Jim Ballance Compost Marketing Award, following the launch of ten new organic products, the
re-branding and repackaging of its range and a substantial commitment to PR and advertising.
Further details on Jim Ballance Marketing Award
July 2011
Vital Earth has embarked on an ongoing partnership with the RSPB with the launch of RSPB Multi Purpose compost, a 'no peat' product made at the company's £12 million state of the art compost manufacturing plant in Derbyshire.
RSPB Multi Purpose Compost Partnership
July 2011
The Vital Earth launch is a brand new addition to the multi purpose organic compost (mpc) sector which will secure a position for peat free compost in the hearts of and minds of a much wider audience in garden centres and beyond. Growise, meanwhile, will present three new core products, including a Growise John Innes range, as well as two promotional lines. This is in direct response to demand from garden retailers who have really bought into the combination of peat free and peat reduced from a single supplier.
Peat Free and Peat Reduced from Growise and Vital Earth
July 2011
Compost manufacturer, Vital Earth, have added a Multi Purpose Compost MPC with added John Innes Peat Free to its established range of over 30 composts, all made from recycled green waste. Multi Purpose Compost with added John Innes Peat Free is designed to capture the experienced gardeners' celebrated love for the John Innes recipe, but at the same time provide the greener peat alternative that so many shoppers now seek. It is being launched to coincide with the autumn sales period. Positioned in the crowded multi purpose compost sector, the product is creating real stand out and offering consumers a refreshing win ; win feeling.
Multi Purpose Compost with John Innes Peat Free
November 2010
Vital Earth, the manufacturer of environmentally-kind, peat free organic compost has launched the very first plant food to be made from recycled green waste. A multi purpose organic plant food fertiliser it has no added chemicals and is an ideal alternative to Growmore.
Read more about Recycled, Organic Plant Food
May 2010
Peat free compost supplier, Vital Earth whose products are made from recycled garden waste, has launched two varieties of green roof media - Sedum Roof and Meadow Roof. Both mixes are based on specially matured and graded green compost to provide optimal stability, and minimal leaching of organic matter and nutrients, plus carefully selected and graded clay aggregate, recycled from virgin brick and tile. Sedum Medium uses 5 -14mm grade and Meadow Medium 2 - 5mm grade.
Further details on Green Roof Media
March 2010
Vital Earth, today’s leading manufacturer of environmentally-friendly peat free, organic composts, whose products are made from recycled garden waste, is launching an agricultural soil improver, which is ideal for the arable market. Called Soil Booster 25, the new product is a high quality compost, meeting all performance and legislative requirements. It is also the most environmentally-friendly option on the market.
September 2009
Organic, peat free compost supplier, Vital Earth, whose well-established green credentials are based on a core range made from recycled garden waste, is now entering the organic fertiliser market with a natural recycled chicken manure product, sourced exclusively from British free range hens.
Chicken Poo Chicken Manure Organic Plant Food
July 2011
Cannon Hall Garden Centre recently praised Vital Earth Organic Peat Free Composts for hugely increasing their compost sales over the last year.
See the Video from Cannon Hall Garden Centre
November 2010
Vital Earth, the award-winning and now the largest producer of environmentally-kind, peat free compost made from recycled garden waste, is offering retailers the opportunity to order in three special new promotional lines for spring sale to consumers. Brightly coloured and innovative, they are all ideal for getting the new season off to a really joyful start.
Organic and Peat Free Compost Spring Promotions
October 2010
Once the Hallowe’en spooks have been safely scared off for another year, don’t forget that you can still do the World some good by ensuring that all those hollowed out pumpkins and discarded bobbing apples do not go to waste. Or at least not into general household waste! Ashbourne company, Vital Earth is encouraging all post party revellers in Derbyshire to make sure the Hallowe’en fruit goes into the brown recycling bin – along with the garden waste – because it will help make great Vital Earth peat free compost!
Recycle you pumpkins into peat free compost
August 2010
Vital Earth Multi Purpose Compos MPC, this year declared a consumer Best Buy by Which? Gardening, outperforming peat based multi purpose composts as well as competitor peat free composts, is available as a three for £12 offer on 60 litre bags (normal rrp £5.99) for September sale. At the same time, there’s also a four for £10 offer on 50 litre bags of Vital Earth soil improver and farmyard manure, perfect for digging in and preparing beds for the following spring. These products usually retail at £3.99 and £4.99 respectively.
Peat Free, Organic Compost Autumn Promotions
July 2010
Vital Earth, the Ashbourne-based manufacturer of environmentally-kind, peat free composts, made from garden and food waste which would otherwise go to landfill, has donated 24 sixty litre bags of multi-purpose compost to the village of Middleton by Wirksworth as a contribution to the Middleton in Bloom ‘Middleton’s Gone To Pot’ initiative.
Vital Earth's Organic Compost Donation
July 2010
Vital Earth, the Ashbourne-based producer of award-winning peat free organic compost and fertilisers made from locally sourced, recycled garden waste, has helped Girlguiding (Staffordshire) win Best Show Garden at Gardeners’ World Live, by supplying all the environmentally-friendly peat free compost. The Guides’ Centenary Celebration Garden, ‘A Stick In Time’ was designed by Carol Adam as a contemporary interpretation of a traditional stick garden.
More on supplying peat free compost to the Girl Guides
June 2010
Vital Earth (Derby) Limited, producer of environmentally-friendly composts and fertilisers made from locally sourced, recycled garden waste is changing its name to Vital Earth GB Limited. Effective from July 1, the move reflects the which have made the company the largest producer of compost into the UK retail market and manufacturer of the largest range of peat-free growing media in the UK.
Read more about our change of name
June 2010
Vital Earth, the award-winning producer of peat free composts and fertilisers made from locally sourced, recycled garden waste has put together a distribution agreement with Bord Na Mona, Ireland’s leading environmentally responsible integrated utility service provider and producer of the peat-reduced brand GroWise. Together the two companies will spearhead the technology behind the horticulture market’s shift to wholly peat-free compost in line with the Government’s targeted date of 2020 and in the meantime enable UK retailers to ease their own transition to completely peat-free via a combined peat-free and peat-reduced offer.
Vital Earth's partnership with Bord Na Mona
March 2010
Peat free, organic compost manufacturers, Vital Earth, whose products are made from recycled garden waste, is entering the commercial grower market with a range of Container Nursery Stock and Bedding Plant media, available with and without controlled-release fertiliser (CRF). The launch is timed to meet the needs of growers as more and more local authorities and commercial retailers specify peat-free stock.
Read More on Peat Free, Organic Bedding Plant Media
February 2010
Shrub and tree grower, Boultons has just signed a new deal with Vital Earth, the organic, peat free compost supplier, whose well-established green credentials are based on a core range made from recycled garden waste. The deal is to supply Boultons with peat free compost for 2010, covering 80% of its potting (approximately 120,000 units), with the main areas of concentration being two, three and five litre pot production of evergreen and deciduous shrubs, herbaceous plants, and native hedging species.
Read more about Boultons using Vital Earth's Organic Compost
February 2010
Organic, peat free compost manufacturers, Vital Earth, whose products are made from recycled garden waste, is working with ABG, the UK’s market leader in geocomposite drainage to research mutual interests in the development of UK-sourced, environmentally friendly solutions for the burgeoning green roof market.
Read More about ABG Partnership
December 2010
Peat free, organic and 100% recycled composts producers, Vital Earth is offering retailers terrific spring promotion featuring four bags of garden soil for £10.
More on organic, peat free compost promotions for retailers
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