Our Story

The Sun Land Garden Products story begins in the 1950’s when an enterprising young man recently back from the Air Force started a poultry farm to support his new family. Ed Minasian began hauling sawdust from the Harris Mill in Watsonville to use as bedding on his chicken ranch, Sun Land Poultry. Ed needed to dispose of the manure from his ranch and local farmers needed to amend their fields. It was soon clear the demand for a reliable source of well blended soil was stronger than the demand for chickens and Sun Land Garden Products was born.