The Arizona Worm Farm

Compost

We take compost seriously at our farm because well-made, properly finished compost is crucial for growing healthy, productive plants. That’s why ours takes six months to complete.
We only use naturally occurring ingredients — horse manure, food waste, and mulch from ground landscape waste. We take special care to turn the pile when the temperature reaches 130-140 degrees, sustaining temperatures high enough to kill off pathogens and weed seeds but cool enough to allow for the development of beneficial microbes.
Our compost is ideal for southwest gardens due to its water holding capacity, nutrient delivery properties, and its high microbial activity. Pair it with a sprinkle of our castings and a layer of our mulch for the perfect garden grown in the ground.
Our ground landscape waste comes from the City of Phoenix in a program designed to keep green waste our of our landfills. Unfortunately, it has been coming with some plastic. We screen our compost carefully, but your compost may come with a small amount of plastic.

1 cubic yard of compost weighs approximately 1000 LB

Pricing:

- U-Scoop compost: $3 per 5-gallon bucket (bring your own

container)

- Bag of compost: $11 (1.5 cubic feet)

- Bulk compost (pickup or delivery): $90/cubic yard

- City of Phoenix Compost $35/cubic yard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXhOk5dGduI&t=2s)

Please note: To arrange delivery please call us. Delivery fees are calculated based on the fastest route from the Farm to your address, one-way: $75 for 5-10mi, $85 for 11-15mi, and $7/mi for 16-30mi. Beyond 30 miles, premium pricing applies.

For pickup, standard pickup trucks can typically hold 1.5 cubic yards. We will do the loading for you. Bulk pickup is available anytime we are open. If you are coming from a long way or are getting more than 5 cubic yards, please call ahead simply to ensure availability.

Raised Bed Mix

Angela from Growing In The Garden custom designed this raised bed soil mix for southwest gardeners in Arizona's often tricky growing zones. This mix blends our six-month finished compost with worm castings for fertilization, coco coir for moisture retention & drainage, perlite for moisture retention & drainage, and basalt rock dust for mineralization. Add this ready-made blend in your raised beds or container gardens for the optimal mix of nutrients and water retention.
PLEASE NOTE: Effective 3/4/2021, COVID challenges at the Port of LA have made vermiculite availability unpredictable. We will be using perlite instead of vermiculite until we can source vermiculite again. Your garden's performance should be essentially the same.

1 cubic yard of Mix weighs approximately 960 LB

Pricing:

- Bag of Mix: $16 (1.5 cubic feet)

- Bulk (pickup or delivery): $170/cubic yard*

Please note: To arrange delivery please call us. Delivery fees are calculated based on the fastest route from the Farm to your address, one-way: $75 for 5-10mi, $95 for 11-15mi, and $7/mi for 16-30mi. Beyond 30 miles, premium pricing applies.

HOW WE MAKE OUR MIX

Mulch

Mulching levels soil temperature, helps suppress weeds, enhances soil fertility, and conserves moisture. We offer sustainable mulch by sourcing chipped lumberyard "waste."
Mulch is perfect for ground cover, filling in space at the bottom of a raised bed, and as the protective layer on the surface of a garden. TO ALL MULCH CUSTOMERS:Our current mulch has substantially less debris than before; however, there may still debris. Mulch color and size will vary, so if you are very particular, please come look before you buy.

1 cubic yard of mulch weighs approximately 440 LB

Pricing:

- U-Scoop Mulch: $1 per 5 gallon bucket (bring your own container)

- Bag of Mulch (Pine): $5 (1.5 cubic feet)

- Bulk (Pine) : $35/cubic yard

- Bulk (City) : $35/cubic yard

Seed Start Mix

When starting plants, seedlings don’t have the same needs as established plants. When sprouts start, they prefer a light, fine-grained mix that promotes root growth over a dense, compact soil. Our Seed Start is a blend of coco coir, peat moss, perlite, AZWF castings, and insect frass. This ideal combination gives seedlings a loose soil structure with high microbial activity. It improves germination, reduces disease and damping off, and sets plants up for internal pest protection. Perfect for starting seeds or as a potting mix.

Pricing:

5-gallon box: $15

Compost, Mixes, & Mulch

Compost

Raised Bed Mix

Mulch

Seed Start Mix