March 31, 2025 | News & Updates
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Dear Curbside Composter,
Happy Spring! It's been a cozy winter season, but we're excited to see the days getting longer and longer. With more time in the day, it's a great time to start thinking about your Spring garden and we've got you covered:
• Bulk Compost for Pick Up - NOW AVAILABLE at our Portland office between 8:30am and 3:00pm on weekdays. Please call ahead to confirm availability
• Bulk Compost for Delivery - call us or visit our shop to preorder! We are scheduling deliveries now to begin the week of April 7th.
• Raised bed installations - call us or visit our shop to preorder! We are scheduling deliveries now to begin the week of April 21st.
• Bagged compost - deliveries expected to resume the week of April 14th.
As a reminder, our compost is approved by MOFGA for use in organic gardening and farming. Read on for more Garbage to Garden spring updates and this month's recommendations for inspiring things to read, watch, and listen to!
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We're prepping lumber for our raised bed installations and filling the greenhouse up with seedlings! Have you started planning your Spring garden needs yet?
Seedlings are available for preorder now, for pick up at our farm in May. Read on to learn what we'll have available!
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Oregano *NEW* Perennial
- Thyme *NEW* Perennial
- Chamomile *NEW*
- Lemon balm *NEW*
- Parsley- flat leaf
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Dill
- Cilantro
- Basil- tulsi/holy
- Basil- thai
- Basil- italian
- allysum *NEW*
- Snapdragon *NEW*
- borage *NEW* Perennial
- celosia *
- Calendula- apricot *NEW*
- Zinnia- tall *NEW*
- Zinnia- short territorial
- Marigold- queen sophia *NEW*
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| - Marigold- african (tall)
- Cosmos
- Tithonia
- Viola (johnny jump ups)
- Bachelors button
- Nasturtium
- eggplant
- Pepper- bell
- Pepper- jalepeno
- Pepper- poblano *NEW*
- Pepper- shishito *NEW*
- Pepper- habanero *NEW*
- Kale- lacinato (flat leaf)
- Kale- curly green
- Kale- curly red *NEW*
- Broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- Cucumber- pickler
- Cucumber- slicer
- Squash- butternut *NEW*
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| - Squash- delicata
- Squash- buttercup
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Squash- yellow straight neck *NEW*
- Squash- Pumpkin
- Squash- zucchini
- Squash- luffa *NEW*
- Lettuce- red butterhead
- Lettuce- green butterhead
- Lettuce- green romaine
- Swiss chard
- Tomato- cherry (sungold)
- Tomato- cherry (black cherry)
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Tomato- slicer (brandywine)
- Tomato- slicer (purple) *NEW*
- Tomato- slicer (yellow stripe) *NEW*
- Tomato- paste (san marz)
- Cantaloupe *NEW*
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To participate, login to MyAccount and click Store: Select your gift when you renew your curbside subscription at the annual rate!
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Meet Alicia! Alicia is one of our Greater Boston Field Operators, she services Medford on Mondays, Somerville on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and Medford on Thursdays.
Where is your favorite place to go in the Greater Boston area?
Alexander's - Great priced sandwiches and nice workers.
What is your favorite part about working at GTG?
The hours make it easier for me to be with my family.
Which route is the most fun? Why?
Thursday Medford A, the customers and other residents are so nice and I get a great view of the Mystic River!
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Win tickets to the Green Home & Energy Show! |
The Green Home & Energy Show is an annual Expo presented by Green & Healthy Maine Homes. The event is Saturday, April 5th at The Point Community Center from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm.
Take advantage of a full day of programming included with your ticket. Connect with a variety of home and energy exhibitors all in one place, shop from Maine makers, and test-drive an electric vehicle at the EV Expo. Learn from the experts at workshops included with admission, and get your questions answered.
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| - COMMON GROUND FILM, Directed by Rebecca and Josh Tickell
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From the makers of Kiss the Ground, the highly anticipated sequel Common Ground is coming to the PMA! Common Ground unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind our broken food system. The film profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of white, black, and indigenous farmers who are using alternative “regenerative” models of agriculture that could balance the climate, save our health, and stabilize America’s economy – before it’s too late. Catch a screening at Portland Museum of Arts on April 12th at 1:00 pm.
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Cooking with Scraps: Turn Your Peels, Cores, Rinds, and Stems into Delicious Meals, by Lindsay-Jean Hard
Looking to maximize use of your kitchen scraps before you compost them? This cookbook is full of ideas for those less commonly used parts of food items that often end up in the compost bin without a second look. Get creative with these recipes and make use of those broccoli stems, carrot tops, and cheese rinds!
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The Serviceberry, An Economy of Abundance - Essay written and narrated by Robin Wall Kimmerer. An ode to the native Serviceberry, and a thoughtful exploration of gratitude and mindful stewardship.
"As Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and ecological systems to reimagine currencies of exchange?"
Click here to listen at Emergence Magazine.
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Send us your empty compost bags! |
We're gearing up to resume bagged compost deliveries in April. Do you have empty compost bags from last season? Place them under your bucket, and we will collect them back for reuse!
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Follow along for service alerts and reminders, composting tips and tricks, events at the farm, and the occasional give away!
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