Urban Organics Inc

What Urban Organics Inc does

Urban Organics Inc, founded in 2002 and headquartered in Brunswick Hills, Ohio, is a privately held 14-employee producer of Sweet Peet®, a premium organic compost and mulch manufactured from recycled horse stable bedding (soft wood shavings, horse manure, and trace hay and straw). The company's core technology is a controlled composting process — temperature and moisture are monitored during decomposition, and the finished material is screened to remove debris and lab-tested multiple times per year — yielding a consistent product with an alkaline pH of 7.6-8.5 specifically suited to Ohio's clay soils. Sweet Peet is sold exclusively through wholesale channels in two formats: bagged units through independent garden centers for home gardeners, and bulk quantities through landscape supply yards for professional landscapers and contractors.

The business operates a wholesale-only B2B go-to-market with no direct-to-consumer or big-box retail exposure, a deliberate positioning choice to maintain premium pricing and rely on retail partners for customer education. Distribution targets three primary end-segments — home gardeners, landscape professionals, and independent retailers — with secondary traction among local farmers and CSAs. Marketing is community-led: the company invests in a content blog, YouTube demonstration videos (including a Martha Stewart feature), and partnerships with regional gardening radio personalities such as Ron Wilson (24 stations, 1M+ weekly listeners) and Angelo Petitti (WTAM 1100 AM). Urban Organics provides distribution partners with a media library of artwork, talking points, ready-to-submit articles, and training resources.

Urban Organics is family-run with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or M&A activity. Geographic reach is intentionally limited to Ohio, where Sweet Peet is stocked at most independent garden centers and landscape supply yards. New product lines (Soil Mixes and Worm Castings) have been introduced in recent years alongside a formalized "Become a Distributor" program, indicating modest product and channel extension within the existing footprint.

Name

Urban Organics Inc

Legal name

Urban Organics Inc

Website

https://urbanorganicsohio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Urban Organics Inc produces Sweet Peet®, a premium organic compost and mulch made from recycled horse stable bedding. The 14-employee Ohio company sells exclusively wholesale to independent garden centers and landscape supply yards, serving home gardeners and landscape professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Compost and Mulch

NAICS

Compost Manufacturing (325315)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Organics Collection & Processing (Composting/Anaerobic Digestion) (IMAIAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Organic & Eco-Friendly Lawn Treatments (HSAIAGAH)

Keywords

• Organic compost mulch
• Soil amendment products
• Wholesale garden supply
• Landscape soil care
• Horse bedding compost

Headquarters

HQ city

Brunswick Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Product Sales: Urban Organics sells Sweet Peet exclusively wholesale to distribution partners including independent garden centers and landscape supply yards. The company does not sell direct to consumers or through big box retailers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Urban Organics Inc produces Sweet Peet®, a premium organic compost and mulch made from recycled horse stable bedding (softwood shavings, horse manure, and trace amounts of hay and straw). The product is composted slowly, monitored for temperature and moisture, screened to remove rocks and foreign objects, and lab-tested multiple times per year. It is sold wholesale exclusively to independent garden centers and landscape supply yards in Ohio in both bag and bulk formats.

Product overview

Urban Organics Inc produces Sweet Peet®, a premium organic compost and mulch product made from recycled horse stable bedding (manure, softwood shavings, and trace amounts of straw and hay). The product is available in two formats: bags for retail consumer purchase at independent garden centers, and bulk for landscape professionals and larger projects. Sweet Peet® serves multiple applications including soil amendment, mulching, lawn seeding topdress, and container gardening. The company operates as a producer for the Ohio market, headquartered in Brunswick Hills, OH.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sweet Peet® Premium organic compost and mulch made from recycled horse stable bedding. Used as a soil amendment and mulch for gardens, lawns, landscapes, tree rings, and lawn seeding applications. Has a pH of 7.6-8.5 to combat Ohio's clay soils and acid rain.
• Sweet Peet® Bags Bagged format of Sweet Peet organic compost and mulch, available for purchase at independent garden centers for home gardeners and smaller-scale use.
• Sweet Peet® Bulk Bulk format of Sweet Peet organic compost and mulch for larger landscaping projects, including full-lawn applications and landscape installations, sold through landscape supply yards to professional landscapers and contractors.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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