Earth Care Farm

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.

A glimpse into this funny dad/ daughter farmer relationship. It’s beautiful and silly and there’s a lot of work to do on...
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 🙌

Looks like a beautiful weekend to come see how this black, beautiful compost is made! Join farmer Jayne by the farm offi...
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.

Our little South County is full of amazing entrepreneurs. It’s a special honor when your own peers nominate your busines...
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!

Curious about how we make our compost and raise our produce?! Come check us out this Saturday April 11 from 10-11 am. It...
04/09/2026

Curious about how we make our compost and raise our produce?! Come check us out this Saturday April 11 from 10-11 am. It’s free but please sign up through our website as we only have 30 spots. Jayne will walk you through the operation and end with a microscope demonstration of the unseen world in one drop of compost. We look forward to spending time with you!

04/02/2026

We were planning to talk about growing garlic but this happened instead. ☺️ This message felt more pressing than the garlic.

We are looking for someone to help keep this busy farm tidy! We are hiring a part time seasonal position of mowing, w**d...
03/28/2026

We are looking for someone to help keep this busy farm tidy! We are hiring a part time seasonal position of mowing, w**d whacking, bagging compost and general property upkeep. You can read the job description on our website, https://www.earthcarefarm.com/job-opportunites.html
Come join our team and help keep our farm beautiful!

My cup is full! Had the honor of spending a few days with this amazing group of Vermont composters at the Vermont Organi...
03/27/2026

My cup is full! Had the honor of spending a few days with this amazing group of Vermont composters at the Vermont Organics Recycling Summit. Vermont is the absolute leader in the USA compost scene so to be the keynote at their 20th annual conference was a “pinch me” moment.
Photo 1: Natasha Duarte (the master organizer!) Dan Goossen (Green Mountain Compost), Karl Hammer() and me
Photo 3: the rare sighting of 2 second generation composters together! With Sid Hammer from and me
photo 4: the most beautiful organ backdrop to my keynote
Photo credit to Brian Jerose from

Thank you Vermont!

Composters making art out of things found in the pile! Featuring the talented composter artist ! Keeping this career so ...
02/04/2026

Composters making art out of things found in the pile! Featuring the talented composter artist ! Keeping this career so fun! Having a blast with my people

12/27/2025

Address

89 Country Drive
Charlestown, RI
02813

Opening Hours

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

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+14013649930

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