One trick on saving, is to use efficient ways of feeding your plants. drip irrigation near the roots using organic soluble fertilizer, and/or foliar feeding. gets the nutrients to the plants with the least amount of waste.
of course making your own is the best, I often see offers on Craiglist of people giving away horse manure, and mulch etc. if you have a wormbin you can make your own worm compost and even compost teas.
If cost is no problem, just look for a hydroponics supply center in your area, they usually have tons of goodies many of which are organic. I did a quick search and found these folks in your area:
http://www.hydrodiscountaz.com/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=58 buying locally will save you on shipping which as Ty23 said, is a "killer". read the labels when selecting a product, see how concentrated it is, some products in small bottles can outlast others and are a better value than those that come in gallon jugs.
I recently bought some commercial seaweed concentrate, it was really cheap, around 3 bucks. and makes about 60 some gallons of foliar spray ( I only need 2 gallons for my whole yard ). so that is cheap.
you want to build up your soil beneficial organisms, as they are the ones that will break down the organic materials in the soil to so that your plant can use it.
there are lots of ways of going about this. the simplest is to just buy some organic compost, use mulch, add a product to introduce some beneficial bacteria, and fungi around the roots.
It really all depends on the needs of your soil, if its dead, with little minerals and organic materials, it will need a lot more work, but if its generally fertile, alive, and naturally rich, the transition will be easy.
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