Meet the Composter: The Heickert Family

The Heickert Family

Keri and Ryan Heickert live in East Norriton with their 8-year-old twins Delaney and Brooklyn, as well as their Old English Bulldog, Buddy. The Heickert family has been composting with Back to Earth Compost Crew for about a year.  As business owners with dual careers, busy is an understatement for the Heickert's.  Keri is a high school athletic trainer and college professor teaching Exercise Physiology and Nutrition.  Ryan is a D2 club hockey coach at Bryn Athyn College and co-owns a gym, Function and Strength, located in Bridgeport. Keri helps educate clients about food and movement to improve their overall lifestyle through her business, Tribe Training and Wellness.

Keri was a bit nervous about the idea of composting at first and the Heickert's are not gardeners, but they love co-ops and purchasing fresh, local produce. They try to waste as little as possible while recycling and reusing items as much as possible. This is similar to what Keri teaches her clients; to view food as fuel—and, Keri views composting the same way: food and scraps uneaten by her family can now fuel the growth of new fruits and vegetables! The Heickert's choose to compost in an effort to give back to the Earth. They are happy to know that their coffee grounds and filters, egg shells, strawberry tops, etc. are fueling the gardens of others.

In addition to reusing and recycling, the Heickert's use grocery totes rather than disposable bags and refill soap dispensers around the house in an effort to be sustainable, as well as limiting small plastic containers. They also use things like egg cartons as nature boxes and paper towel rolls for craft projects.  

The Heickerts’ favorite things about Back to Earth Compost Crew are the excellent customer service, affordability, ease and flexibility. They feel connected to Colleen and the composting crew. They are also happy to only produce about one bag of trash per week since they began composting.

Keri helps clients feel connected to the balance of good nutrition and activity, eating real food, using objective measures rather than emotion and giving real life perspective to eating and exercise. For more information about Keri and Tribe Training and Wellness, please visit: www.tribetrainingandwellness.com

Back to Earth Compost Crew is happy to have The Heickert Family in our composting community!