James Lowell
3 months ago
I'm from Yakima WA so driving from home to Snohomish is a lengthy drive with a trailer to haul the nearly five yards of compost back across the mountain to Yakima. I am gardening about a quarter of an acre and in our area the soil is deficient. To amend and enrich my soil I choose to drive to Bailey Farms Compost. The rich dark compost has worked.
In moving from West Valley to Selah it meant digging up our garden and then digging in those plants we moved. Big task with a lot of work.
Deep purple and double blossom white lilacs, two year apricot, ten year concord grapes, strawberries, raspberries, roses that I started from clippings, rhubarb, and lots of iris (45 different colors). I needed compost! Every plant was dug with pick axe and after filling the hole with compost I mixed the dirt with the compost and filled the hole with water. We dug, composted, and watered 135 ft X 5ft for iris beds. We did the same process focusing on the compost in the hole with water. Each plant in turn received Bailey Farms compost.
We didn't lose any plants, they are thriving. The compost is worked and cooked. When we put our hands into this rich dark compost it was still very warm. Yes there was some small amonts of debris like a strand of colored plastic or some smaller strands of wood but I was actually ticked off at a guy reviewing as if some how there was something wrong or inferior about the compost. My experience is clearly different. The compost has enriched my soil, increased production, gave new life to all my plants moved. This will be the third load.
Bailey Farms compost is a superior product over bagged or bulk. Exceptional product as compared to others product.
Greysen Gumaru
5 months ago
I asked for a potato but they said no and gave me poo instead, still ate it though.
Conor O'Neill
2 years ago
I got a a compost delivery from Bailey’s with the purpose to top dress my in ground and raised garden beds. I had read that it was finished compost, certified organic, 5th generation family farm. I felt confident I was going to receive a good product but when it came I was very disappointed. I have spent hours picking out large and small chunks of plastic, plastic bags, wires, conduit, glass, painted wood debris. I’m honestly a little worried to even use the compost in my beds where I grow food because of the amount of plastic. The compost came hot as well so I don’t believe this is finished compost. Be careful using this for food production.
Wonka72
2 years ago
Not sure what has happened to this family farm.
Years ago this place sold excellent organic compost...
A couple of weeks ago I bought a truck load of compost that is loaded with plastic, and what appears to be motor oil and grease.
I am finding random garbage in the soil from broken down zip ties to plastic bags, pieces of electrical wires and random plastic debris.
It appears they are now taking in demolished buildings with +30' piles of demolition debris located fairly close to their compost area.
There is a giant machine breaking down and sifting the demolition garbage.
I assume the debris I am finding in my soil are from the piles of nearby garbage.
I try to grow as much of my food as possible... Unfortunately I had spread this truck load of soil out into my garden beds before noticing the contamination!
I wish I had paid more attention!
A lot of work ahead of me now!
Stay away from this toxic waste site!!!
sean stephens
2 years ago
Bailey's compost is now the only place i take my yard waste. All the fella's there are extremely nice and good to chat with . I bring a 7 x 14 dump trailer there and they treat me right.
P Hopkins
2 years ago
Left a small utility trailer with small limbs... got charged $50 after being assured he wouldn't squeeze me... just gave him my card and assumed he was honest... never offered me a receipt. I think I know why... was $20 last time I was there... I'll stick with Cedar Grove or Pacific Topsoil. At least I would have known the cost...
Bailey Compost is made on a fifth-generation family farm in Snohomish, Washington. It’s yard waste that has been shredded, fully aged, turned for air, composted and screened. Use it as a top dressing or mulch on flower beds, or till 2 to 3 inches into the soil before planting a lawn or vegetable garden. You can pick it up at the farm for $38 a yard, or have it delivered locally (6-yard minimum, 10 yards per full truck). The farm also takes clean green yard waste for $25 a yard. Open Monday to Friday 8 to 4 and Saturday 8 to 12.