Troy Hinke

Owner

Troy began his career with soils and compost at Rodale Institute in Kutztown, PA. Serving as Rodale’s Compost Specialist Troy worked side-by-side with Dr. Elaine Ingham performing experiments on large and small-scale agricultural production. He went on to start and co-manage an organic farm as well as serve as a Compost Specialist for a large-scale windrow composting facility. Troy is the owner of Living Roots Compost Tea consulting with growers and composters worldwide. He also works for Urban Worm Company as their Chief Soil Biologist helping to provide educational content about soil biology, worms, and all things compost. He is the host of "What's Brewing? A Compost Podcast".