The Green Life Soil Co Information

About the Green Life Soil Co. The business which has evolved into The Green Life Soil Co. has always been permaculture based. Current owners, Paul and Linda Mitchener bought the business (then known as the Gaia Centre) in 2001. Previously, it had been known as the Permaculture and Environment Centre. We bought the business as a professional 'tree change' - we saw a way to work more closely with nature and to share our passion for growing our own food and living more sustainably. Paul and Linda both hold Permaculture Design Certificates, and have studied horticulture at TAFE. They are passionate organic gardeners (when they get the time!) and dream of self sufficient food production! We started off making customised soil mixes for particular needs and specific plants at the customer's request. Over time, this evolved and was refined to the range of soils we now produce, and we decided in early 2008 it was appropriate to change our name to reflect the re-emerging nature of our business - and thus The Green Life Soil Co. was born! Specialising in quality soil mixes made on site. We do not simply 'buy in' mixes and we know exactly what goes into the product we sell. We do not use biowaste or sewage sludge (used extensively in most commercial mixes). We have worked hard to continually improve our product, and are proud to have achieved Organic Certification on several of our mixes in 2008. We are the first producer of Certified Organic soil mixes in Perth. Our range of Certified Organic products continues to grow, and includes various growing media, soil improvers, amendments and fertilisers. Additionally, a number of our soil amendment products are Waterwise endorsed. Ongoing research has been a large part of what we do. Since 2008 we have worked with a number of consultant laboratories, soil microbiologists and scientists to continually monitor and improve our soil products to ensure they are nutrient dense, microbially active, water efficient, and represent excellent value for money - providing the perfect ...