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.

Pricing:

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

container)

- Bag of screened compost: $10 (1.5 cubic feet)

- Bulk screened compost (pickup or delivery): $80/cubic yard

- City of Phoenix Compost $30/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 $6/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.

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 unavailable. We will be using perlite instead of vermiculite until we can source vermiculite again. Your garden's performance should be essentially the same.

Pricing:

- Bag of Mix: $15 (1.5 cubic feet)

- Bulk (pickup or delivery): $150/cubic yard*

Please note: To arrange bulk pickup or 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 $6/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.

HOW WE MAKE OUR MIX

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: $12

Mulch

Mulching levels soil temperature, helps prevent weeds and pests, enhances soil fertility, and conserves moisture. We offer sustainable mulch by sourcing hard and softwoods from landscape waste through the City of Phoenix’s landfill diversion program.

Our darker-colored, 3” minus screened mulch is perfect for landscaping or as a garden topper. Still, wherever your mulch ends up, you can feel good about diverting waste from Arizona landfills and contributing to healthy plant growth.

TO ALL MULCH CUSTOMERS:

Our mulch comes from a City of Phoenix landfill diversion program that is supposed to be plastic and debris free. They have not done a great job recently – so it will come with some plastic and junk. Before we send it out, we want to make sure you know what is coming.

Pricing:

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

- Bag of mulch: $5 (1.5 cubic feet)

- Bulk (delivery or pickup): $20/cubic yard for pick up & $30/cubic yard for delivery.

For pickup, standard pickup trucks can typically hold 1.5 cubic yards. We will do the loading for you.

Compost, Mixes, & Mulch

Compost

Raised Bed Mix

Seed Start Mix

Mulch