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Dirt Hugger is a regional composting company that supports a sustainable, local economy by collecting, processing, and utilizing valuable organic nutrients locally.
Category Archives: Business
Hiring (again again) “Odd Job” / Trash Warrior
Odd Job was the right hand person to Goldfinger, often doing the tough jobs, that ultimately made them successful (in the villian-sort-of-way). We are on the hunt for Dirt Hugger’s very own, “Odd Job”/ Trash Warrior. The role of “Odd … Continue reading
Spring Update
So….we’ve been pretty bad about posting updates lately (i.e. the past four months). But, my friend Joe told me this weekend that if you’re blogging, you’re not actually doing anything, but just talking about doing things. I’ll take that comment … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Composting, Events, Gardening/Farming
Tagged building from recycled materials, cherry production with compost, compost delivery, compost in orchards, compost production, composting, continuous improvement, curing pad, delivery trucks, farming, gardening, leachate ponds, odor reduction, organic farming, organic gardening, photo essay, recycled building materials, sales hut, start up growth, wood chip grinding
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More Huggers, More Space!
We apologize for the radio silence as of late. It hasn’t been because we’ve slowed down, but that we’ve been buried in expansion. Most exciting is the addition of two new Dirt Huggers, Jim Dunlop and Kevin Tulley. Originally, we … Continue reading
Cover Shot!
The Gorge is famous for “nuclear winds” which draw kiteboarders and windsurfers from around the world (including ourselves). The high winds are perfect for boosting big airs and carving jibes on wind swell, however they are not perfect for composting … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Composting, Media
Tagged biocycle, biocycle magazine, composting magazine, cover shot, dirt hugger cover shot, media coverage
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We are hiring
I came across this photo a few months ago while surfing the web and always liked it for the concept and composition. That said, I take issue with the content. People often talk about ‘loving’ what they do, but I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Business
Tagged believe in what you do, dalles oregon, entry level position, flexible work schedule, hiring, Jobs
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Truck Save Money
Hands on a Hard Body, a film chronicling a Longview, Texas car dealership’s annual Nissan truck giveaway contest, delves into the topic of truck culture in America. One of the key takeaways from the movie is how useful trucks are for … Continue reading
Technology Upgrades
As a start up we wanted to get a composting facility off the ground at the lowest initial cost possible. On day one that meant borrowing machinery from our gracious neighbors to build and turn piles of compost. Slowly, we … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Composting
Tagged aerated static piles, aeration, ASP, compost technology, composting techology, extended asp, start up
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Organic Certification!
We just got word that Dirt Hugger Local Compost is officially “listed by the Organic Materials Review Insitute (OMRI) for use in organic production.” From the beginning have been making compost according to organic standards, but we finally bit the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Composting
Tagged Dirt Hugger Organic Compost, OMRI listed, OMRI Listing, Organic Compost
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Failure Parts VI & VII
Failure is the engine that drives our entrepreneurial venture forward. Every day we make mistakes and hope that they are minimal and that we can learn something valuable from them. That’s not always the case, so at least we hope … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Composting
Tagged event composting, fail early fail often, failure, mistakes, start-ups
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Welcome to the Team
While the national unemployment rate is hitting new staggering highs, we are doing our level-best to counter The Great Recession. This past month the Dirt Hugger team has doubled from two guys in a $500 craigslist office trailer to four … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Composting, Events, The Gorge
Tagged employees, employment, growing a business, interns, machinery, new hires, new iron, start up
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