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Super-Sod, a subsidiary of Patten Seed Company
Patten Seed Company began in 1893 in Lakeland, Georgia, as a general store providing seed for customers. Since then, Patten Seed Company has brought innovation to the turfgrass industry through production of seed and sod varieties. Patten Seed grows, processes, and ships Zenith Zoysia and TifBlair Centipede seed for lawns across the world.
Super-Sod, a subsidiary of Patten Seed Company, was formed in 1980 to market sod to expanding urban markets. Super-Sod grows and delivers freshly harvested sod to both retail and wholesale customers in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Super-Sod farms produce Soil3, an OMRI-listed organic compost. Sold and delivered in a cubic-yard BigYellowBag, this product is created specifically to improve soil health in lawns and gardens in the Southeast.
Patten Seed and Super-Sod continuously develop new garden products; foster gardening and landscaping; and seek improvement in farming practices, technology, environmental stewardship and employee knowledge.
Super-Sod, a subsidiary of Patten Seed Company, was formed in 1980 to market sod to expanding urban markets. Super-Sod grows and delivers freshly harvested sod to both retail and wholesale customers in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Super-Sod farms produce Soil3, an OMRI-listed organic compost. Sold and delivered in a cubic-yard BigYellowBag, this product is created specifically to improve soil health in lawns and gardens in the Southeast.
Patten Seed and Super-Sod continuously develop new garden products; foster gardening and landscaping; and seek improvement in farming practices, technology, environmental stewardship and employee knowledge.
Purpose
The purpose of Super-Sod is to market sod to expanding urban areas by growing and delivering freshly harvested, healthy sod along with the best turf information to retail and wholesale customers in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Vision
At Super-Sod we seek to do better today than we did yesterday by acting as innovators in agriculture, efficiency, and sustainability on our farms, while we strive to set the precedent in reliability, integrity, and employee knowledge in our stores.
Mission
At Patten Seed Company and Super-Sod, our mission is to provide the greatest product value in the sod industry, with unmatched customer service and expertise, before and after the sale.
Additional Culture Details
At Super-Sod, this is our Pledge to Customers:
We promise to always care for the land in a manner consistent with our knowledge that productive farm land is a precious, limited resource.
As a multigenerational family- and employee-owned farm, sustainability is simply part of what we do.
We have farmed some of our land for four generations and 70 years. Sustainability is ingrained into our way of life.
None of our sod or seed products are genetically modified organisms (GMO).
We practice integrated pest management, meaning we only apply pesticides when absolutely necessary to produce the weed-, insect-, and disease-free sod and seed that is expected by our customers and required by state regulations.
We use organic fertilizer whenever possible.
We create our own OMRI Listed® compost to replenish and nurture our soil.
We understand we must be good stewards of natural resources used to produce our livelihood.
We will strive to conserve water and believe that turfgrasses are one of nature’s best filters. Clean water and air are absolutely necessary for human life and are blessings given by our Creator.
We encourage and seek out innovative and sustainable methods, technologies, and products to get the job done; always looking for ways to reduce our impact on the environment. This also applies to the products we choose to produce for our customers.
We believe in paying our full-time employees a living wage which includes health care, paid vacation, and retirement benefits. We foster a culture of community, respect, and trust. Our employees respect and nurture the land along with us.
We give back to our local community. In 2017 we gave away over $50,000 in sod and Soil3 compost to local organizations.
In keeping with these things, it is our pledge to care for the land and the environment in such a manner that customers and future generations will benefit.
We promise to always care for the land in a manner consistent with our knowledge that productive farm land is a precious, limited resource.
As a multigenerational family- and employee-owned farm, sustainability is simply part of what we do.
We have farmed some of our land for four generations and 70 years. Sustainability is ingrained into our way of life.
None of our sod or seed products are genetically modified organisms (GMO).
We practice integrated pest management, meaning we only apply pesticides when absolutely necessary to produce the weed-, insect-, and disease-free sod and seed that is expected by our customers and required by state regulations.
We use organic fertilizer whenever possible.
We create our own OMRI Listed® compost to replenish and nurture our soil.
We understand we must be good stewards of natural resources used to produce our livelihood.
We will strive to conserve water and believe that turfgrasses are one of nature’s best filters. Clean water and air are absolutely necessary for human life and are blessings given by our Creator.
We encourage and seek out innovative and sustainable methods, technologies, and products to get the job done; always looking for ways to reduce our impact on the environment. This also applies to the products we choose to produce for our customers.
We believe in paying our full-time employees a living wage which includes health care, paid vacation, and retirement benefits. We foster a culture of community, respect, and trust. Our employees respect and nurture the land along with us.
We give back to our local community. In 2017 we gave away over $50,000 in sod and Soil3 compost to local organizations.
In keeping with these things, it is our pledge to care for the land and the environment in such a manner that customers and future generations will benefit.
Values
- Honesty
- We will always be honest and ethical in our dealings with others.
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