Scott Hammer President

Vital Earth Resources was founded in 1983 by Buck Hammer and Eric Eweson, inventor of the Eweson In-Vessel Composting System. Pioneering in the composting industry for several decades previously, this team envisioned a composting plant producing the highest quality, most consistent, nutrient loaded compost in the market. Vital Earth was founded to promote and broaden uses for compost products in the horticultural and landscape industries. We developed a full line of university tested grower soil blends for all areas of horticultural growing. Many hundreds of Texas growers have discovered the Vital Earth difference (the addition of high quality compost to all our soil blends). Vital Earth continues to be a leader in the continuing advancement of horticultural soil products that incorporate composting's best technology with the recycling of valuable raw materials into the finest growing medias available. Vital Earth products are Earth Safe and give the home gardener as well as the professional grower or landscape contractor the edge they are looking for in every growing situation.

Above the 120-foot Eweson Digester

In 1992, Vital Earth Resources Inc. acquired a legendary Texas fertilizer manufacturer, Carl Pool Products. Carl Pool celebrated its 52nd anniversary in 1997. Over those fifty-plus years Carl Pool developed a reputation for superior high quality fertilizers. Carl Pool has historically been a leader in innovative fertilizer formulations with many firsts in the water soluble fertilizer field. Product development and improvement have been an integral part of the success of Carl Pool over the years. What makes Carl Pool products different? We don't cut corners, never have, never will. We gather the finest raw ingredients from around the world to produce products that deliver full performance, live up to your expectations, and are fully guaranteed.

Whether you need soil mixes or fertilizers, you can count on Vital Earth and Carl Pool to deliver consistent, quality results.

L. Scott Hammer

10 Acre Soil Manufacturing Facility

Composting Process Steps

1. The raw material is unloaded from semi-trailers at the tipping dock with our trailer tipper. 2. The raw material is stored in windrows until it has reached the compost activation state. 3. The raw material is moved to the loading dock and ram-fed into the digester. 4. The material ages and decomposes at an accelerated rate in the digester for a period of three to five days. 5. The composted material is emptied from the digester and screened to size. 6. The compost is transferred to the completed product storage pile or mixed with other materials to make the various product lines. 7. Finally, the completed products are delivered to the customer in bulk or to our bagging warehouse.