Backyard Composting Guide

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Vermi-Composting

Red Wiggler worms, which are best for vermi-composting, can be purchased at local bait shops or by mail from the following worm farms:

Blue Belly Farm
20244 Poker Flat Road
Penn Valley, CA 95946
Phone: (530) 432-8267
www.bluebellyfarm.com 

Foothill Worm Ranch
7190 Foothill Road
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Phone:  925-484-4192
www.foothillwormranch.com

Shallow Creek Ranch
P.O. Box 299
Foresthill, CA 957341
Phone: (530) 367-3174
www.shallowcreekranch.com

Vierra’s Worm Farm
P.O. Box 2023
San Andreas, CA 95249
Phone: (209) 754-5030 or (877) FOR-WORMS
www.vierraswormfarm.com

Contact

For information about the Sacramento County backyard composting program contact:

Doug Eubanks, Recycling Coordinator
Sacramento County
Department of Waste Management & Recycling
9850 Goethe Road
Sacramento, CA 95827-3561
Phone: 916-875-7165
Fax: 916-875-6767
Email: eubanksd@saccounty.net