(Winter Springs, FL) – Turf Life, the brand that salutes the consumer and industry “players” everywhere whose lives involve turf, announced today that they have selected Mirimichi Green to receive its new Servin’ Turf Award for August 2016.
The Servin’ Turf Award (a word play on Surf & Turf) honors and celebrates a Turf Industry Professional, Facility or Organization that has gone above and beyond to create and/or maintain an outstanding and sustainable turf environment.
“We’re very excited about honoring Mirimichi Green with our very first Servin’ Turf Award,” said Terrie Purdum, Founding Farmer of Turf Life, Inc. “The environmentally friendly products they’ve developed have set a whole new standard for the Turf Industry. They’re the epitome of what the Servin’ Turf Award is all about.”
Nominations for the Servin’ Turf Award can be made via e-mail to t.purdum@yahoo.com or by calling Terrie Purdum at (321) 765-4215. The Servin’ Turf Award is presented monthly.
The Mirimichi Green Story
When Justin Timberlake & his family became the owners of what is now Mirimichi golf course in Memphis, Tennessee they were determined to make it environmentally friendly and open to the public. The name Mirimichi was chosen for its Native American meaning: “place of happy retreat.” This name evolved from the belief that a golf course is a type of sanctuary, and that the game of golf has a rhythm that is a part of the nature that surrounds it.
A renovation in 2009 resulted in an award-winning eco-golf course featuring 7400 yards of championship golf overflowing with natural beauty. It is the first golf course in the USA to receive official Audubon Classic Sanctuary Certification in recognition of its environmental sustainability. Mirimichi features native landscapes, water conservation, wildlife habitat connectivity, integrated pest management, and environmental education.
In 2013, Mirmichi Green was formed to handle manufacturing, sales, and distribution of the complete Mirimichi Green product line. Mirimichi Green Express is headquartered just outside Wilmington, NC.
Mirimichi Green offers products and services for businesses striving to be cost effective while being environmentally responsible. Their history is growing turf in poor soils. Their goal is to rebuild the soil and then curb the effort it takes to maintain professional landscapes. Using a life-cycle-cost approach, they have developed a series of industry-specific offerings that provide solutions, which are affordable, practical, and adhere to the quality associated with the brand. Join the cultural shift to becoming better stewards of the environment by choosing Mirimichi Green products and services.
Their products and services are designed to uphold the following standards:
- Be effective and sustainable
- Help further the green transition
- Offer a bridge to more responsible methods
- Educate consumers
- Help consumers set reasonable goals for their own sustainable practices
- Make good quality sustainable products easily accessible to the average consumer
- A pledge to reinvest back into our communities and environment
They have tailored programs for landscapers, developers, educational institutions, golf courses, government agencies, parks and recreation departments, equine farms, corporate sustainability initiatives, and others.
About Turf Life, Inc.
Turf Life started in 2013 as a seed planted by the “Founding Farmer” – Terrie Purdum, Publisher of Southern Golf Central Magazine. In 2015, Terrie found another local farmer (Bob Bissell), who has a brother (Jim) living in another farm country….Switzerland! So with some seed money and fertilizer, these three amigos started growing the concept and formed the company Turf Life, Inc.
Turf Life is the brand that salutes the consumer and industry “players” everywhere whose lives involve turf. It addresses the games we play and the jobs we do. Turf Life showcases sports, businesses, education and our enjoyment of the outdoors. Turf Life will introduce you to the people that compete on, grow, and maintain turf grass.
Turf Life also celebrates an appreciation for the hard work and science that goes into maintaining and developing a sustainable turf environment. Our purpose is to promote the responsible use of water and nutrients so that life is always greener on the Turf Life side! Turf-heads everywhere are reducing their carbon footprint…so please join the club and make your voice heard! DEFEND YOUR TURF…. by being a part of Turf Life.
Whether you are playing on turf or helping to maintain it, Turf Life is all about you!