BuySod/SodStar Brand Statement
For turfgrass professionals BuySod/SodStar grows and delivers the highest quality, certified, next generation grass varietals with customer-centric service and precision delivery execution. Only BuySod/SodStar’s proprietary service platform is enabled by technology and powered by professional people you can trust to get the job done right.
What We Believe
Our Purpose
To inspire a culture of growth and success for our people, customers, and the communities we serve.
Our Mission
To safely grow and deliver superior, quality products that inspire outdoor experiences.
Our Core Values
Safety. Integrity. Quality. Servicehood. Drive.
Meet Our Leadership Team
Charles Harris
I am passionate about
Helping people reach their potential and Wake Forest.
Clark Wooten
I am passionate about
Providing opportunities for people to expand and flourish.
Brook Totten-Lancaster
I am passionate about
Achieving efficient solutions in a collaborative environment.
Jennifer Hillard
I am passionate about
Creating positive environments where people can thrive, music and family.
Kelly Edmundson
I am passionate about
People, puppies, and The Pack. Go State!
Melvin Thomas
I am passionate about
Helping people grow, family, gardening and grilling.
Houston Wooten
I am passionate about
Cultivating top quality teams and products.
Steve Barnes
I am passionate about
Helping people develop and improving business performance through sound process management.
Mark Harris
I am passionate about
Producing high quality sod and the Carolina Panthers.
Celia Richards
I am passionate about
My Faith, my Family, and serving/supporting our organization and each team member.
Jared Garbett
I am passionate about
My family and the outdoors, and professionally cultivating a safe work environment through education and empowerment.
Jason Pottorf
I am passionate about
Optimizing transportation and logistics, supporting my team, and valuing my family and faith.
Why Choose BuySod/SodStar
- BuySod/SodStar has a widespread network of sod farms, covering thousands of acres across the Southeast and a range of hardiness zones and soil types.
- We grow next-generation turfgrass varieties under a strict, certified production protocol to ensure a quality, true-to-type product for the end user.
- No matter what type of site you manage — golf course, sports field, lawn/landscape, commercial property, park, cemetery, or roadside right-of-way — we have your best turfgrass solution.
- BuySod/SodStar’s advanced routing system fast-tracks your order for rapid delivery, even on short notice. Upon delivery confirmation and routing, we email you a delivery notification with the expected arrival time and a link to a GPS system where you can track exactly where your sod is en route.
Our History
- SodStar was originally established in 2002 under the brand name “Buy Sod”.
- BuySod/SodStar thrives on its unwavering commitment to producing top-quality, certified sod varieties.
- Today, we are a multi-state agribusiness with improved sod varieties spanning thousands of acres.
- Professionals in the landscape, golf, and athletic field market segments across the Southeast have sought our expertise in turfgrass.
- To further bolster our mission of sustained growth and delivering unparalleled service, the SodStar brand was introduced in 2016, initially focusing on the transportation and logistics facet of the business. Now, BuySod/SodStar continues to prove itself as the professional’s source.
Why Blue Tag Certification Matters
BuySod/SodStar’s branded, high-performance varieties have been thoroughly tested in research trials, with proven qualities that deliver dependable results. All of our cultivars are grown under rigorous certification protocols, ensuring the genetic purity and integrity of whichever turfgrass you select. BuySod/SodStar proudly conforms to blue tag certification standards. Blue tag certification confirms the sod purchased is true-to-type, and contains no alternative grass varieties, perennial grasses, or noxious weeds at the time of inspection. Before a field can even be considered for Blue Tag Certification, it must meet stringent pre-planting specifications, and after the turfgrass is grown, it must undergo inspection three times a year by third-party assessors.