We believe in increasing local resilience, building strong soils, and protecting the environment that we all share.

As part of our efforts to improve the quality of life of Michiganders, in 2020 we started a compost donation program with Yad Ezra, an organization in Berkley that provides free, healthy food to insecure families living in SE Michigan.

Every year we donate some of our STA Certified Compost to Giving Gardens, a place for people to learn about gardening, farming, food sustainability and hunger issues. It is rewarding to see that our actions influence the lives of those in need.

In Michigan, over 1.3 million people are struggling with hunger and, of them, over 300 thousand are children. In 2020, COVID-19 impacted financially many families across the State, and we feel so lucky be a part of this initiative where Michiganders help each other.

In 2020 we had the opportunity to start an amazing collaboration with Farm City Detroit, an organization that promotes positive community engagement embracing the importance of allocating resources for self-sufficiency and increasing access to fresh and healthy food to the neighborhood.

We donate STA Certified Compost and Spurt Dirt to the farm every spring and fall, and all harvests are for donation to those in need.

When we dream about the future of Spurt, we always see opportunities like this one, where we feel that all the hard work is worth it and is definitely changing the lives of Michiganders.

Spurt is a proud sponsor of Cadillac Urban Gardens from Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision (SDVE). We provide free compost for this 1-acre urban garden in Mexicantown, Detroit. This initiative helps create a system of equitable access and availability of culturally relevant food across SW Detroit.

This urban garden is a space for community members to come together to grow fresh fruits and vegetables, promote food sovereignty, and beautify their neighborhood through place-based intergenerational learning. In turn, the garden provides food security for residents with little access to fresh produce and has become a model for sustainable gardening practices.

Bieniek Park was a Decommissioned City of Detroit Park. Back in 2014, the non-profit Bridging Communities and local residents adopted the Park as "Friends of Bieniek Park”. This year, we had the opportunity to donate STA Certified Compost for the 14 raised planter beds, as well as fruit trees on site. Everything the volunteers harvest goes to neighbors and those in need.

In today’s world, there are numerous needs, and it’s gratifying for us to have the opportunity to improve society through compost donation to West Detroit Farm, where all the food harvested is donated to residents in needs.

As many Detroit residents struggle with access to fresh fruits and vegetables and continue to face food insecurity, this community garden helps families through access to nutrient-dense food.

As a community focused business, we are actively looking for ways to make a real, lasting difference to improve our lives and the lives of those around us. Some of the projects we support are:

• Compost donation to City of Wixom projects:
  • Gunnar Mettala Park maintenance project 2020: 30 yards of compost.
  • New Columbarium project at Wixom Cemetery 2021: 16 yards of compost.
• Adopt a box Program for Wixom residents: Yard waste picked up is dumped for free at our facility and turned into nutrient-rich compost.
• We sponsor Wixom Firefighters Foundation Breakfast with Santa event every year.
• Free yard waste and brush disposal and recycling from Sarah Banks Middle School.