I just performed a Google search on "Ventura County" + compost, and several url's came up which might be helpful to you. Four municipalities and the county itself subsidize the purchase of certain composters--although I don't think any of them are worm-based--and there was a newspaper article with a phone number for more info on free compost. Maybe someone at these agencies will know where to get worm compost set-ups in Ventura County.

Good luck!

Cynthia H.
West Contra Costa County

I have bought 2 worm factories off ebay. The prices I found on ebay were good. I'm sure someone has some can-o-worms for sale.

Jenmundy, It's very easy to make a worm bin out of a rubbermaid container, a lot less expensive too. If you search the past messages you will find lots of instructions. You could Google for answers too.

Regards,
Marshall

i bought one from amazon.com free shipping. check out redwormcomposting.com there's a wealth of info there and simple diy plans. they sell worms at a good price too. you could also search you county or city if they sponsor Wriggly Wranch worm bins. same manu as COW, but about 1/3 price if your municipality participates.