Bunyon Bros. Tree Service

Continuing Education: Composting

Bunyon Bros. Tree Service — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:31:15 +0000

Ron Rinell, Bunyon Bros. Tree Service’s founder, took a five-day workshop on large-scale agricultural composting this past week. The training will took place at the Cal Poly Compost Unit and will be supplemented by tours of regional composting operations and farms that have incorporated composting into their operations. The compost workshop is being presented by the Center for Sustainability in Cal Poly’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences and the Maine Compost School.

The workshop includes a combination of classroom, laboratory, and hands-on exercises with topics ranging from basic composting methods, regulations and feedstock analysis to consumer education, compost marketing, and the business of composting. Special emphasis will be placed on the benefits of compost for crop health, nutrient management, water quality, and climate change mitigation.

The program will be taught by a team of experts from the Maine Compost School and an interdisciplinary group of Cal Poly faculty and staff from the Agricultural Operations, Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Biological Sciences departments.

The workshop is a component of the Cal Poly Compost Project funded by a Professional Development Grant through the Sustainable Agriculture and Research Education (SARE) program of the USDA.

About the Cal Poly Compost Unit
The Cal Poly Compost Unit produces high-quality compost that has received the Seal of Testing Assurance (STA) from the U.S. Composting Council (USCC) and is in the process of applying for organic certification.

About the Maine Compost School
The Maine Compost School is located at Highmoor Farm, a University of Maine research farm in Monmouth, Maine. The school specializes in classroom instruction, laboratory experience and hands-on project exercises, including topics such as basic composting methods, composting biology, rules and regulations, consumer education and compost marketing. For more information, please visit www.composting.org.

Read the original press release here.

Fun Facts About Trees

Bunyon Bros. Tree Service — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:04:28 +0000

– Trees keep our air supply fresh by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen.
– In one year, an acre of trees can absorb as much carbon as is produced by a car driven up to 8700 miles.
– Trees provide shade and shelter, reducing yearly heating and cooling costs by 2.1 billion dollars.
– Trees lower air temperature by evaporating water in their leaves.
-The average tree in metropolitan area survives only about 8 years!
– A tree does not reach its most productive stage of carbon storage for about 10 years.
-Trees cut down noise pollution by acting as sound barriers.
-Tree roots stabilize the soil and prevent erosion.
-Trees improve water quality by slowing and filtering rain water as well as protecting aquifers and watersheds.
– Trees provide protection from downward fall of rain, sleet, and hail as well as reduce storm run-off and the possibility of flooding,
– Trees provide food and shelter for wildlife.
– Trees located along streets act as a glare and reflection control.
– The death of one 70-year old tree would return over three tons of carbon to the atmosphere.

Courtesy of treearegood.org, brought to your by ISA.

Green Waste Facility Update

Bunyon Bros. Tree Service — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:58:54 +0000

April 5th, 2011 -Bunyon Bros. Tree Service is only months away from partnering with a local family for a complete green waste facility for San Luis Obispo County. This is extremely important locally since Cold Canyon Landfill composting has been shut down since September. The rates have increased drastically due to transportation of waste over the grade and unrecyled materials finding their way into the landfill.

Bunyon Bros. Tree Service has always recycled all parts of the tree and soon will have the opportunity to help contractors throughout the industry to recycle 100% of their materials, as well. After working on this project for the last six years, it’s nice to feel it coming close to fruition.

The facility should be up and running this summer.

UPDATE: Bunyon Bros. is currently restructing the water report and designing a system for recycling and storing water. The project will reach public hearings upon completion of the design of the system.

Trees For Sale In Templeton

Bunyon Bros. Tree Service — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:26:30 +0000

Bunyon Bros. Tree Service now has trees for sale in Templeton, CA. Give us a call at (805) 547-1903 for a quote or to order.

We are able to match or beat any competitors pricing, deliver it straight to your home or office and even plant it for you the same day.