Company: High-tech fertilizer great for golf courses

(This photo is from the Cape Cod Country Club's website)

Converted Organics Inc. of Boston said today that its fertilizer made from food-waste recycling has resulted in lusher greens and more verdant fairways at the Cape Cod Country Club in Falmouth.

Because such results can be achieved at lower costs than traditional methods, the company says golf clubs and the "professional turf market" have the potential to be a significant component of its customer base.

Converted Organics said in a press release that its "all-natural, organic Liquid Concentrate 1-1-1 fertilizer at Cape Cod Country Club, one of Massachusetts' premier public golf courses, resulted in improved turf growth and quality, as well as excellent disease suppression, compared to conventional fertilizers previously used at the site."

Converted Organics describes its mission as producing all-natural, organic soil amendment or fertilizer products through food waste recycling. The company says it uses state-of-the-art technologies to create a product that helps grow more healthful food and improve environmental quality. Converted Organics plans to sell and distribute its "environmentally friendly" fertilizer products in the retail, turf management, and agribusiness markets.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)