For the season finale of The Composter Podcast, we talk all things Earth Care Farm, which is my family's compost operation. You'll get to hear from my dad, Mike Merner, also known as 'papi,' the founder and heart of Earth Care Farm. Quality compost is his life's work.

Dirt Hugger was founded in 2010 by Pierce Louis & Tyler Miller in The Dalles, Oregon, close to Hood River in the Columbia River Gorge. Their facility takes in 50,000 tons of organics a year and uses a unique aerated pile system.

Ron Alexander has 35+ years experience in composting, has worked with over 200 composting and organics recycling facilities throughout the world, and has been named by BioCycle as an organics recycling trailblazer.

SOILutions has been making compost in New Mexico since '96 in a region that receives only 10" of annual rainfall. Ben Dickerson shares lots of strategies for composting in dry conditions without many natural resources close by.

Dr. Robert Rynk is one the compost industry giants! Bob wrote the book On Farm Composting over 30 years ago and we at Earth Care Farm used to set up our compost site. There's now a sequel called The Composting Handbook.

Table to Farm is a curbside collection company in CO that has partnered with a local farm where they now produce compost. Table to Farm is six years in and has gone through a lot of hurdles to get to where they are now, collecting from 600+ residences and producing compost.

Peats Soils is a second generation Australian company focused on receiving, processing, and marketing recyclable organics in bulk and bag form. They have a 45+ year history in the creation of valuable landscaping, gardening, and horticultural products.

No one has a better pulse on the organics recylcing industry than Nora. She is the editor--and heart--of BioCylce, the organics recycling authority, and it's where I, Jayne Merner Senecal, turn for news on composting.

Felicia Newman is the director of Coast of Maine Compost, which makes a high-quality compost in many blends that are bagged and sold across the US. She has a background as a chemical engineer and a deep love of farming.

Carla Castegnero, co-founder of AgRecycle, is Penn's largest composting operation. AgRecycle was one of the pioneers in the composting industry.. She's a seasoned composter and was the recipient of Rodale's Organic Pioneer Award.