Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

All of our products can be purchased here at Wallace Farm.  You may pick up any product(s) during our business hours.  

We also deliver!  You should contact our sales department to discuss prices, payment, and delivery schedule.  It is common for us to have a 2-3 day waiting period during the spring and fall seasons for deliveries, so plan ahead.  The MINIMUM amount we will deliver is 5 cubic yards of material, and we can deliver up to 17 cubic yards.  Delivery fees are determined based on your distance from our location.

To speed along the delivery process, you can request a quote online.  We’ll get back to you as soon as possible.  Providing us with this information allows us to best help you when we talk.  If you are unsure of how much to order, use our soil and mulch calculator.  If you aren’t sure of which product to select, review our product comparison chart.  As always, we are available by phone for all your needs during business hours.

Since the early 1990s, we have naturally composted up to 100,000 tons of recyclable materials each year. We proudly produce the highest quality of compost, soil products and mulches available and provide a means to reduce, recycle, and reuse many types of valuable organic products. This protects the environment and helps to save our planet from greenhouse gases generated in landfills.

Composting has been a significant part of our business since the 1960s. Seven generations ago, our ancestors started farming this land in 1863 growing crops and raising livestock. In 1945, the farm started a dairy operation and shortly after added a poultry operation. In the 1960s, the farm added composting to the crop, dairy and poultry operations growing it to its current level in the early 1990s. Current agricultural activities include: raising miniature horses, production of hay, and producing premium top soil, potting soil, planting soil, soil conditioner, composted cow manure, compost and mulches. Our composted cow manure and compost plus products are registered with the N.C. Department of Agriculture.

We began the initial permitting process in 1996 resulting in our 2000 Type 3 Compost Facility Permit. The permit process typically takes the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) several years. We began the normally lengthy process of renewing the 5-year permit in February, 2005. By law we were entitled to continue to operate under our 2000 permit while we were in the renewal process.

Our Large, Type 3 Solid Waste Compost Facility permit was renewed on April 22, 2010.

The owners and current officers of Wallace Farm, Inc. did not sell any land to Highland Creek. My grandfather, though not interested in selling any land, was approached repeatedly by the developer of Highland Creek in the initial planning stages regarding two separate strips of land they desperately needed to straighten their property line and gain sewer access. In order to help them, he sold two parcels of land that did not exceed a total of 45 acres.

Wallace Farm products are of the highest quality. Our compost ingredients consist of ground wood products, yard waste, cotton, animal manures, produce such as lettuces and vegetables, and food processing materials such as pasta, rice, and flour. We voluntarily do not compost any meat, fish or bones.