Life Soils
LifeSoils is a Florida-based soil biotechnology company that converts compost into microbially enhanced topdressing, planting soils, and mulches under the COMAND brand, serving golf courses, citrus farms, athletic fields, residential customers, and government accounts via wholesale, retail, and licensing channels.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2013
- HeadquartersNewberry, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Life Soils does
LifeSoils is a Florida-based soil biotechnology company that converts compost into microbially enhanced soil products for the turf, agriculture, and landscape markets. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Okahumpka, Florida, the company operates as part of the Organics Management family of companies (alongside HarvestQuest, CompostUSA, and Southeast-Soils) and is the exclusive Florida licensee of Harvest Quest's MSAP (Modified Static Aerobic Pile) composting method and proprietary microbial inoculants — products validated by University of Florida IFAS, Ohio State University, and Colorado State University studies.
The company's core product line is the COMAND family — microbially enhanced topdressing, planting soil (COMANDscape), stabilized natural mulch (MycroMulch), and an upcoming liquid formulation (COMANDliquid) — sold through wholesale, retail, and custom-blend channels. LifeSoils generates revenue across four streams: COMAND product sales, custom soil blends made to order, professional compost consulting services (site development, permitting, SOP design) delivered to composting operations globally, and licensing of Harvest Quest technology to other Florida composters. End customers include golf courses, citrus farms, athletic fields, residential homeowners, professional landscapers, and government accounts such as Camp Blanding Joint Training Center.
Distribution is delivered through a channel partner network that includes Massey Services, Golf Ventures, St. John's Turf Care, On Top of the World, and Golf Agronomics, with production facilities positioned throughout Florida for logistics efficiency. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company is private, employs 11-50 people, and reports no institutional funding; growth is funded organically from operations within the Organics Management group.
Life Soils firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Life Soils
- Legal name
- LifeSoils Inc.
- Website
- https://lifesoils.net
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2013
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- LifeSoils is a Florida-based soil biotechnology company that converts compost into microbially enhanced topdressing, planting soils, and mulches under the COMAND brand, serving golf courses, citrus farms, athletic fields, residential customers, and government accounts via wholesale, retail, and licensing channels.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Life Soils industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Soil Amendments and Composting Products
- NAICS
- Compost Manufacturing (325315), Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531)
- SIC
- Agricultural Chemicals (2870)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Compost & Soil Amendment Product Manufacturing/Blending (Value-Added Organics) (BPALAEAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Microbial/Enzymatic Soil Conditioners (Decomposer & Soil Health Consortia) (AFABADAK), Compost & Compost Blends (AFABADAE), Compost Product Distribution, Retail & Landscape Supply (Bulk/Bagged) (BPALAEAI)
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Where Life Soils is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Newberry
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Life Soils business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- COMAND Products: Sale of microbially enhanced topdressing products including COMAND, COMANDscape, MycroMulch, and COMANDliquid. Products sold in both retail and wholesale channels.
- Custom Blends and Mixes: Custom soil blends and mixes made to order using high-quality compost and amendments to meet specific customer application requirements.
- Compost Consulting Services: Expert consulting for composting operations including site development, permitting, standard operating procedure development, and operational guidance. LifeSoils has consulted for hundreds of sites worldwide.
- Technology Licensing: Exclusive licensee of Harvest Quest microbial inoculants for Florida. LifeSoils can sub-license Harvest Quest technology to other composting operations in the state.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels4 records
Life Soils product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Life Soils manufactures and sells microbially enhanced soil products under the COMAND brand—including topdressing, planting soil, mulch, and a forthcoming liquid formulation—built on proprietary Harvest Quest microbial inoculant technology exclusively licensed in Florida. The company also produces custom soil blends on request and provides consulting services for composting operations.
Product overview
Life Soils offers a portfolio of microbially enhanced soil products built on proprietary Harvest Quest biotechnology. The core offering centers on COMAND®, a flagship topdressing and soil amendment containing millions of aerobic bacteria and fungi per teaspoon. Related products include COMANDscape® (professional planting soil), MycroMulch® (stabilized natural mulch), and COMANDliquid® (liquid spray application - Coming Soon), all utilizing the same proprietary microbial technology. The company also offers Custom Mixes and Blends for specific customer requirements. All products are designed to restore soil ecology and benefit turf, plants, and trees in applications ranging from lawns and landscapes to golf courses and agricultural operations.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- COMAND®: Microbially enhanced topdressing product that restores soil ecosystem by providing organic matter and beneficial microbes for turf, plants, and trees.
- COMANDscape®
- MycroMulch®
- COMANDliquid®
- Custom Mixes and Blends
Products and services
- COMAND Microbially enhanced topdressing and soil amendment containing millions of aerobic bacteria and miles of fungi per teaspoon; restores soil ecosystem for lawns, golf courses, athletic fields, agriculture, and horticulture applications.
- COMANDscape Professional-grade planting soil formulated for flowers, vegetables, trees, and shrubs; designed for mixing into planting beds, raised gardens, or direct use in large containers with ideal texture, slightly acidic pH balance, and good conductivity.
- MycroMulch Natural mulch stabilized using a COMAND derivative that promotes healthy plant growth, conserves moisture, enhances visual appeal, suppresses weeds, and provides slow-release plant food via beneficial microbe interactions.
- COMANDliquid Liquid derivative of COMAND delivering proprietary microbial benefits in sprayable form for commercial use on golf courses and athletic fields, providing biotechnical results without organic structure. Status: Coming Soon.
- Custom Mixes and Blends Custom blended soil products made to order using high-quality compost and amendments to meet specific application requirements for professional and agricultural customers.
- Composting Operations Consulting Expert consulting for composting operations including site development, permitting, standard operating procedure development, and operational guidance; LifeSoils has consulted for hundreds of sites worldwide.
- Harvest Quest Technology Sub-licensing Exclusive Florida licensee of Harvest Quest microbial inoculant and MSAP composting method, with the ability to sub-license the technology to other composting operations in the state.
Quantifiable outcome
- 67.5% greater root lengths in COMAND plots vs peat at 6 months
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use Life Soils
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Life Soils technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Life Soils partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Massey ServicescoreMassey Services provides COMAND in residential topdressing applications. This partnership extends distribution to homeowners and residential lawn care customers.
- Golf VenturescoreGolf Ventures supplies COMAND for all golf course needs. Strategic partnership targeting the professional golf course market in Florida.
- On Top of the WorldcoreOn Top of the World employs COMAND for environmentally friendly turf maintenance at their properties.
- University of Florida IFAS ExtensioncoreUniversity of Florida IFAS Extension partners with LifeSoils to research the benefits of COMAND. Research conducted by Dr. William T. Crow demonstrated efficacy in turf establishment and nematode control.
- St. John's Turf CarecoreSt. John's Turf Care provides COMAND for all topdressing applications serving landscape and turf maintenance customers.
- Florida Turfgrass AssociationminorFlorida Turfgrass Association serves as industry partners in improving the care of turf and the environment.
- Camp Blanding Joint Training CentercoreCamp Blanding Joint Training Center employs COMAND throughout the 73,000-acre Army base for turf and soil management.
- Golf AgronomicscoreGolf Agronomics takes COMAND of golf course construction in Florida, serving as a distribution and application partner.
Scale indicators11 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Life Soils competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Espoma Company: Manufacturer of organic lawn and garden fertilizers, compost, and soil amendments sold through retail and professional channels. Comparable to LifeSoils as a value-added organic soil product company serving both consumer and professional turf/landscape customers.
- Suståne Natural Fertilizer: Producer of compost-based granular fertilizers and soil amendments derived from aerobically composted materials. Directly comparable to LifeSoils' COMAND product line in terms of compost-derived, biologically active soil inputs for turf and agriculture.
- Lebanon Seaboard Corporation: Manufacturer of professional turf and landscape products including fertilizers, soil amendments, and specialty products for golf courses. Comparable as a professional-channel supplier of value-added soil products into the same golf and turf segments LifeSoils serves.
- Profile Products: Manufacturer of soil amendments, erosion control products, and growing media for golf, sports turf, and landscaping. Comparable to LifeSoils in selling engineered soil products with documented performance benefits into the professional turf market.
- Morgan Composting (Dairy Doo): Mid-sized composter producing branded organic soil amendments and custom blends for agriculture and horticulture. Comparable as a vertically integrated composter that transforms raw organics into branded, value-added soil products, similar to LifeSoils' business model.
- Actagro (now part of Rovensa): Developer of humic- and fulvic-acid-based soil amendments and biostimulants for agriculture. Comparable to LifeSoils in providing biologically active soil inputs that reduce dependence on conventional fertilizers and improve soil health metrics.
Emerging players
- Holganix: Producer of microbial soil treatments and bio-based fertilizers for turf and agriculture. Comparable as a smaller, biology-focused soil amendment company targeting turf and lawn care professionals, though operating nationally rather than regionally.
- BioConsortia: Developer of microbial inoculants and biological products for agriculture. Comparable to LifeSoils in the microbial inoculant technology space, though focused on row crops and seed treatment rather than compost-derived topdressing.
Broad incumbents
- Novonesis (formerly Novozymes BioAg): Global leader in industrial enzymes and microbial solutions including biological agricultural inputs. Comparable as a large incumbent with proprietary microbial technology serving agriculture, though at much broader scale and into different channels than LifeSoils.
- Brandt Consolidated: Specialty agricultural input manufacturer and distributor offering fertilizers, micronutrients, and biological products. Comparable as a broader-input supplier into agriculture and turf, with overlapping distribution relationships, though not specializing in compost-derived biologicals.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Life Soils leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Life Soils funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Life Soils M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Life Soils
What does Life Soils do?
Life Soils manufactures and sells microbially enhanced soil products under the COMAND brand—including topdressing, planting soil, mulch, and a forthcoming liquid formulation—built on proprietary Harvest Quest microbial inoculant technology exclusively licensed in Florida. The company also produces custom soil blends on request and provides consulting services for composting operations.
Is Life Soils a public or private company?
Life Soils is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Life Soils founded?
Life Soils was founded in 2013. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Life Soils based?
Life Soils is headquartered in Newberry, United States, in the North America region.
How does Life Soils make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. COMAND Products are the primary driver. The others are custom Blends and Mixes, compost Consulting Services and technology Licensing.
Who are Life Soils's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Espoma Company, Suståne Natural Fertilizer, Lebanon Seaboard Corporation, Profile Products, Morgan Composting (Dairy Doo) and Actagro (now part of Rovensa). Emerging players are Holganix and BioConsortia. Broad incumbents are Novonesis (formerly Novozymes BioAg) and Brandt Consolidated.
Does Life Soils have an API?
No public API is recorded for Life Soils.
What industry is Life Soils in?
Life Soils's product category is Soil Amendments and Composting Products. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPALAEAH, Compost & Soil Amendment Product Manufacturing/Blending (Value-Added Organics), with a secondary code of AFABADAK, Microbial/Enzymatic Soil Conditioners (Decomposer & Soil Health Consortia). Its NAICS code is 325315 and its SIC code is 2870.