• Wise Use of Peatlands – DVD
• Using Peat Moss
• Environmental Information
• Horticultural Information
• Promotional Items
• Retailers

Handy brochures on "How to use Peat moss" and others:

Environmental Information:

Wise Use of Peatlands - DVD:
         Short Clip from the DVD
         Wise Use brochure

CSPMA Preservation and Reclamation Policy:
         Full Text Version
         Backgrounder

Issues Paper: Canadian Peat Harvesting and the Environment (2001):
        Executive Summary
        Canadian Peatland Facts and Harvesting Activities
        Full Text Version
        Please email us if you'd like a hard copy of this entire document sent to you by postal mail.

Video: Canadian Peat and the Environment

Restoration Research

Horticultural Information:

Understanding Soil Amendments: Slide Presentation

• Peat Moss: Gardener's Problem Solver
• Building Healthy Soil
• Peat Moss: A Sustainable Resource
• Peat Moss: The Case for Mushrooms
• Peat Moss: The Growing Medium

The Evaluation of Sphagnum Peat Moss, Coir Fiber and Green Compost in Two Mineral Soils for the Growth of Tomatoes and Impatiens.
       Please email us for a copy.

Growing Media & Soil Amendment: A Horticultural Curriculum.
        Instructor's Guide
        Student Handouts Don't have Adobe Acrobat? .

Promotional Items (for Members and Their Retail Customers Only):

Please email the CSPMA if you would like to receive any of the following:

The Peat Promo Pack

Complete with advertising slicks, radio copy and press releases that can either be sent to a local paper or used as in-store handouts, this package allows retailers to create their promotional campaign. (Free)

Expert sales people are the key to any successful retail operation. This video, designed specifically to teach good sales skills to lawn and garden centre employees, emphasizes good customer relations, sound communication and add-on sales. Of course, it also tells you how to make your plants grow with peat moss as well as your profits. Retailers who have used the video swear by it. (Free)

To view a small segment of this video, go to Selling Success.

Canadian Spagnum Peat Moss: Your Questions

This brochure answers most questions you or your customers might have about peat and the environment. (Free in packages of 50)

Great Results are Easy when Soil is Conditioned with Canadian Peat Moss

This is a customer guide with an easy guide to conditioning your soil with Canadian Peat Moss. (Free in packages of 50)
Want to view it? You'll need Adobe Acrobat..
Great Results - English
Great Results - French

Canadian Peat and the Environment Video

2001
This video includes information on the use of peat, how peat is harvested and highlights the very successful restoration research and work that is going on in the industry today. The cost is $6 US each including postage and handling.

View a short clip of this video
2001 Clip 1
2001 Clip 2           Need Windows Media Player?

1993
This twelve minute video was taped in New Brunswick to show the similarities between virgin and restored Canadian bogs, and showcase research designed to speed the restoration process. Featuring interviews with industry and garden experts, the videotape takes viewers through the harvesting process and back to grower and retailer operations. The cost is $6 US each including postage and handling.

View a short clip of this video.            Need Windows Media Player?

Topical Brochures ($0.45 US per set of 4)

Peat Reference Cards ($0.20 US per card)

Retailers:

• Retailer Items