Welcome To Soil Not Dirt Farm!

We specialize in building high quality compost for soil health, using local ingredients from the western slope of Colorado.

We offer bulk compost and delivery! For estimates or any questions, please contact us at soilnotdirtcompost@gmail.com or 970-261-3344.

For smaller quantities, our compost is also available for pick-up per cubic yard outside of Delta, Paonia, and Carbondale.

At Soil Not Dirt Farm, our main focus is creating a balanced compost with high beneficial bacteria and fungal communities. The goal is to build biodiversity and a nutrient-dense product, which is important for most crops. Our compost goes through a 6-month aerobic thermophilic process. We use a diverse range of ingredients to help promote a wide range of beneficial microbes and nutrients.

To produce our compost, we use a turner that helps homogenize and aerate the compost in windrows. Water is sprayed into the windrows while turning using a water wagon. We pay close attention to moisture levels which allows the microbes to go through the full process of breaking down material, and building beneficial microorganism communities.

Our farm makes a point of sourcing non-GMO and organic ingredients from farms and ranches when availble. Because of concerns with certain herbicides and pesticides carrying over into compost we do our best to start with clean ingredients.

2024 Compost
We used many diverse ingredients to help promote a wide range of beneficial microbes. We also focused on getting our carbon to nitrogen ratios higher to help build more fungal biomass in the compost. This is a list of inputs we used. We do have some compost with and without manures. If you prefer one we can potentially accommodate your preference if placing a large order.

Cover crop and Alfalfa/Grass Hay
Sheep/Cow/Horse manure with wood chip/sawdust bedding
Sweet Corn, Onions, Hops
Barley Straw
Shredded hemp stocks
Composted wood chips

We only use straw and hay that have not been sprayed with herbicides or pesticides.

2024 Fall Pricing

All Compost

30+yards............. $75/yard

11-29 yards........$82/yard

3-10 yards.......... $89/yard

1-2 yards ............$99/yard

Plus your local sales tax and delivery - We have three compost pickup locations in Carbondale, Delta, and Paonia. Carbondale prices vary from Delta and Paonia. We offer delivery for a fee around the western slope of Colorado. If needed we can help source trucking or load your sourced dump truck/semi. Please contact us at 970-261-3344 or soilnotdirtcompost@gmail.com for more information.
Compost is screened: We screen with a 1/2" x 1" screen.
*Note: Due to the fact that composting involves turning "waste" into a very beneficial product there is always non-organic material and small rocks present. This is very minimal in our compost. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns at 970-261-3344 or soilnotdirtcompost@gmail.com

Delivery Options

I do deliver some myself, and outsource the rest depending on the quantity you are needing.
Trucking for single/double axle trucks can be around $85-$100/hr. Semis with trailers can be around $100-$130/hr. If you can source trucking we will load them.
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Compost Calculator

Copy and paste this link to help figure out yardage. You'll need to know your square footage, and then you can enter the inch depth of the compost you are wanting to apply. You'll need to change it from foot to inches. (You can enter .25 (1/4") .50 (1/2") .75(3/4"))

https://www.inchcalculator.com/cubic-yards-calculator/