How We Started
Indianhead’s site has been a FEMA emergency debris zone since 2007, helping the greater Jacksonville area store and handle debris from natural disasters for over 15 years. In 2018, we asked an important question: What else can we do with all this wood waste that we’re getting?
Indianhead’s composting operation was started by Col. Roy H. Hinman II and Joe “Dirt” Williams with two goals in mind: create a simple agricultural product that anyone can use, and help Northeast Florida handle a growing waste problem. We are proud to be celebrating half a decade meeting and exceeding those goals!
One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure
At Indianhead, since 2007, we have aspired to be both good stewards of the land and provide our customers with a superior quality product for all of their agricultural or gardening needs. Our facility recycles 100% of the material we take in, repurposing materials that would otherwise be thrown in the landfill, leached into groundwater, or burned.
Instead, we’re feeding the Carbon and Nitrogen cycles and rejuvenating soils that have been depleted from decades of farming and over-fertilization. The materials people throw away — yard trash, food scraps, and even what we flush — are some of the best ingredients to support healthy plants and rich soil. With our unique ISAP composting process, we transform waste into a high quality soil conditioner and nutrient source.
From the US Compost Council:
Compost product provides the following benefits to our nation’s soil.
Improves the soil structure and increases permeability and infiltration.
Provides needed organic matter.
Stabilizes the soil pH by increasing the soil’s buffering capacity.
Improves moisture holding capacity, reducing erosion and run-off.
Enables soils to retain nutrients longer.
Restores and enhances soil microbial communities and biological activity.
Improves the soil structure and increases permeability and infiltration.
Provides needed organic matter.
Stabilizes the soil pH by increasing the soil’s buffering capacity.
Improves moisture holding capacity, reducing erosion and run-off.
Enables soils to retain nutrients longer.
Restores and enhances soil microbial communities and biological activity.