One Second Generation Farmer is Succeeding in RI - Complete with Compost, Cattle and Garlic
One Second Generation Farmer is Succeeding in RI - Complete with Compost, Cattle and Garlic
While the Earth Care Farm is best known for producing some of New England’s highest quality compost, the farm also features Black Angus cattle, award-winning garlic and much more.
At a time when the vast majority of Rhode Island farms are being run by post-retirement age farmers, Merner Senecal stands out.
She took over the farm from her father Michael Merner who had founded it in Charlestown in 1977 -- living by the mission that, “Living soil is the foundation of our well being. A nourishing soil produces healthy plants, which leads to healthy animals, people and a sustainable planet.”
Earth Care Farm's compost is of such high quality that customers have driven from as far away as Washington, D.C. and New York to purchase the farm's product.
In an interview with GoLocal CEO Josh Fenton on GoLocal LIVE's Business Monday, Merner Senecal described the growth and diversification of the farm — and new initiatives.
Merner Senecal said they will be introducing a new line of compost products specifically for the cannabis industry.
This will be available to the commercial industry beginning in October of this year.
Today, all of the farm's energy is produced by solar which was funded through a program led by RI Commerce Corporation.