Compost, Soil Amendments, Mulch & Fertilizer
Food Grows Best in 100% Compost
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Your purchases fund our FREE education and coaching during your “Grow Your Own” journey.
See our educational blogs. Helpful overview posts are
Create a Bountiful Food Oasis,
Grow Your Own Food, and
Transformational Gardening Basics.
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Instant Food garden: Our raised beds are made from durable cedar, built in-house, custom designed and delivered to you with our unique growing medium – 100% nutrient and microbe-rich compost that we use instead of
traditional soil blends.
Restore nutrients with each new crop: Spread 2 inches of compost every fall and spring. Use a half cup to 1 cup of worm castings fertilizer when planting a seedling or a group of seeds, Food plants love it!
Pay online with a credit card OR mail a check to
Deep Roots Project,
323 S. East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302.
Delivery & pickup: Large (54+ cf) bulk compost and leaf mulch deliveries are free in the Oak Park area. Pick up bagged compost, leaf mulch and worm castings fertilizer, after ordering, from 323 S. East Ave, Oak Park. Delivery fees outside the Oak Park area vary depending upon distance. We deliver year-around weather permitting.
Microbe-Rich Compost (Bags)
$8.00 per cubic ft. bag
Top quality organic compost for use as a growing medium, a compost, and a mulch on food gardens.
Worm Castings (Bags)
$20 per half cu. ft (20 lbs)
$35 per one cu. ft bags (40 lbs)
A boost for your veggies direct from Mother Nature!
Microbe-Rich Compost (Bulk)
$6 or $7 per cubic ft. bulk
Minimum order of 27 cu ft.
Top quality organic compost for use as a growing medium, a compost, and a mulch.
Root Veggie Soil (Bags)
$10.00 per cubic ft. bag
Specially formulated low nutrient loamy soil specifically for growing root vegetables. Also a soil amendment for Alliums. Limited Availability in 2026!
Dense Leaf Mulch (Bags)
$6.50 per cubic ft. bag
Organic, nutrient-rich dense leaf mulch. Retains soil moisture. Use it for native plants, flowers, shrubs and trees.
Dense Leaf Mulch (Bulk)
$5 or $6 per cubic ft. bulk
Minimum order 27 cu ft.
Organic, nutrient-rich dense leaf mulch. Retains soil moisture. Use it for native plants, flowers, shrubs and trees.
$50.00 to deliver orders under 2 cubic yards (27 to 53 cubic feet) of Microbe-Rich Compost or Dense Leaf Mulch.
This fee is for deliveries in Oak Park, River Forest, Berwyn, Forest Park, Austin, Elmwood Park, and the Galewood neighborhood of Chicago. Call customer support for deliveries outside these areas.
NOTE: DELIVERY IS FREE for bulk orders of 2 cubic yards or more - 54 to 140 cubic feet. Call us for special prices and delivery schedules for bulk orders over 140 cubic feet.
PAYMENT
Please review your order with Customer Support BEFORE payment. Contact Customer Support at 708-655-5299 or orders[at]deep-roots-project.org to ask any questions and to review your order prior to payment. Orders can be placed online with credit card payment OR they can be placed by phone or email. Checks are welcome: mail a check to Deep Roots Project, 323 S. East Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302.
Enjoy your Grow Your Own journey!
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General Garden Labor
$140 per Hour (2 Men)