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Monday 8am - 4pm Tuesday 8am - 4pm Wednesday 8am - 4pm Thursday 8am - 4pm Friday 8am - 4pm

Earth Care Farm

Earth Care Farm (ECF) is the oldest operating farm composter in RI- since 1977! In 1977 Mike and Betty Merner started Earth Care Farm.
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With the goal of producing a micro-organism rich, nutritive compost for use on our own family farm fields, Mike developed methods to produce compost from locally sourced and blended natural materials. The composting operation gradually grew, resulting in the efficient bulk operation we have today. Our mature compost is a long term source of nutrients for your farm fields, garden beds, and landsca

ping. You can purchase our bulk and bagged compost products at the farm in Charlestown, RI, and at selected retailers. We also grow chemical-free, pick-your-own crops on our compost-enriched fields, which are available at the farm seasonally.

08/31/2026

Big news!!!!
We are elated to announce that after 2.5 years of paperwork for 7 different state and town approvals, public hearings and organizing we finally received our permit to begin making compost at our new farm in Sterling, CT!
Don’t fret, will be keeping things as they are at our RI farm. We will be recreating this same efficient model at a bigger scale in CT. There have been so many people behind the scenes helping our tiny team achieve this monumental task! And we are only to the starting line! But we’ve never been more energized.
The time is now for us to double down on our mission to honor this beautiful planet and enliven the world’s soils with compost!
Let’s go!!!

08/02/2026

1. Farm Tour Tuesday Aug 4 10-11 free the public! Come see the 49 years of care this land has received.
2. These two farmers celebrate their Leo birthdays within days of each other! Kindred spirits serendipitously in a precious father/ daughter gift of a relationship.
3. We are especially celebrating Poppy who teaches us that being a powerful man means lifting up those around you, caring for all forms of life and sharing resources with your community. Please send lots of love to Poppy on his birthday! 🫶

07/31/2026

It was a great garlic harvest a few weeks ago! Thank you to the great bunch of volunteers who helped pull, haul and stack it! Now it’s time to trim the cured bulbs! We would LOVE to show you our trimming methods and share time with you! Join farmer Jayne on Monday from 9-11 in the barn. All abilities welcome. We have scissors and clippers but bring your own if have a good pair. We can’t wait to be with you!!! 🙌💪🙏

07/13/2026

Incredible volunteer turnout today! We hauled in over one ton of garlic in 2 hours. Thank you to this big, capable, loving community! We appreciate you more than you could know. It was a blast!

07/11/2026

We’ve been waiting for the right conditions and here they are! Curious how we harvest and cure our garlic? Volunteer your time on Monday 7/13 from 9-11 and Jayne will show you the garlic ways of Earth Care Farm. All abilities welcome. 🧄🫶

06/03/2026

Curious how we make this beautiful compost?!
Jayne will walk around with you touring the farm fields, compost operation and even showing you a glimpse inside a drop of compost through the microscope. It’s one hour that heighten your sense of wonder! 10 am June 5. Registering through our website helps us plan!

05/31/2026

A glimpse into this funny dad/ daughter farmer relationship. It’s beautiful and silly and there’s a lot of work to do on this land. But we bring great balance to each other.

05/19/2026

This team of mighty volunteers and crew are helping to harvest 1200 pounds of rhubarb from our field this week. Thank you 🙌

05/14/2026

Looks like a beautiful weekend to come see how this black, beautiful compost is made! Join farmer Jayne by the farm office at 10 am on 5/16 for a one hour walk and talk about our farming practices and compost production. We end the tour with a peek into the microscope viewing the universe in a single drop of compost.

04/17/2026

Our little South County is full of amazing entrepreneurs. It’s a special honor when your own peers nominate your business for a Chamber Choice Award. Our farm is so proud to be this years Sustainability Leader Award winner. Thank you to the Southern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce for the wonderful event!

Address

89 Country Drive
Charlestown, RI
02813

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

Telephone

+14013649930

Website

http://www.earthcarefarm.com/

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