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Living Soil
Our living soil is now available! Act now to get this product for your garden. What is Living Soil? Traditional soil blends are stored in dry heaps that don't allow for significant microbial life. Living Soil breaks this model by storing the soil under living roots....
Gardener’s Report Podcast
At long last, after more than a year of recording, interviews, and documenting the great work being done by local gardeners in the Pittsburgh area, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new podcast: Gardener's Report. Visit GardenersReport.com to listen to the...
Sustainable Technology
Sustainability is resilience for our environment, economy, and society
Blending Soil with Sustainability
We planted kale and Swiss chard in our compost! If you haven't already noticed, our team geeks out over soil. You might even call us dirt nerds. From agricultural productivity to public health, the stuff under our feet is critical to our survival on Earth, even...
Beltzhoover Compost Hub
The Lots of Pride garden in Beltzhoover serves as our research garden for urban ag and green technology. Operated by the South Hilltop Men's Group, this garden has served as our testing and research site for soil remediation thanks, in part, to a grant from the...
Rainiest Season on Record
While many people were counting down to midnight on December 31st, many scientists were closely watching a different countdown: the year-to-date precipitation data for Pittsburgh. Finally, at 4:55 pm, 2018 officially became the wettest year on record for the City. You...
Cool Green Art
Join us to celebrate five years in business on August 1st 2018 at 6pm at the Black Forge Coffee House (1206 Arlington Ave) for the opening of the Cool Green Art Show. This event features sustainable art, music, and the launch of the Hilltop Gardener's Report. The...
Explore Green Tech with DECO
DECO Resources moved to Pittsburgh's Allentown neighborhood in early 2014 to join Work Hard Pittsburgh, a newly-opened business incubator. There, founder Anthony Stewart met, among other entrepreneurs, the team of Meta Mesh Wireless Communities. Meta Mesh was working...
Lots of Pride Garden
Through collaboration with the South Hilltop Men's Group , the City of Pittsburgh, and the Allegheny County Conservation District, four vacant City-owned lots in Pittsburgh's Beltzhoover neighborhood have been designated for the creation of the Lots of Pride Garden....
Project Stormwater
Many people in Pittsburgh are talking about green infrastructure. You might have recently read about local organizations like the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority using this term when talking about stormwater management or urban design strategies. As support...
Lead in Pittsburgh
The topic of Lead contamination in water and soil has been widely discussed in the media recently. From the national media to the local level, a lot of information about known and possible contamination has been pushed into the spotlight. With the attention placed on...
Creating an Environment of Equity
Environmental protection is social justice. Too often, low-income residents are disproportionately affected by environmental contamination and pollution. Additionally, these communities are left with few affordable options to support sustainability in their...
Celebrating Solar
DECO Resources was founded with a mission to provide environmentally sustainable solutions for businesses and residents. We believe that it is possible for the built environment to enhance, not hurt, the natural world. Our unique green design process starts with...
Get Involved
We are excited to announce that DECO Resources is now accepting and generating time credits. A time credit is a social currency that is earned through volunteering and can then be redeemed at local businesses and institutions. Created by involveMINT, this system...
Penn Forest Water Management
When Pete and Nancy approached DECO about aquaponics for their business, our team was a little surprised. We have worked with a variety of businesses on all types of environmental sustainability projects, but none of us had worked with a cemetery before. "Why does a...
Winter Rain Barrel Maintenance
As much as we don't want to acknowledge it, winter is coming. With it comes cold weather, ice, and snow that can damage outdoor equipment like rain barrels. At DECO, we recommend the following steps to keep your stormwater management infrastructure in good working...
Make It Green
Get ready for robots and circuits, 3D printers and hand-made crafts, the Maker Faire is coming October 15-16 to Pittsburgh's Northside neighborhood. Visit Buhl Community Park, the Children's Museum, and Nova Place Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm to explore, do...
Millvale and Rainwater
DECO celebrates three years in business on August 1st and we will be marking the occasion with some great news and a lot of fun. From the beginning, our team has worked in renewable energy, water management, and green technology. We've installed more than 40 rain...