Veggie Scraps for Compost Available for Pickup
Hi all,
I want to let you know that if you are in need of veg scraps for your compost pile(s), I have the hook up for you. I work at a restaurant in Lakewood that puts all its fruit and veg scraps into 5 gallon bucket and puts them aside for gardeners. There is a lot of volume. Yesterday, I brought home 30 buckets. If you are interested, please email me by March 21 so that I can schedule pickups with those who are interested. You could come once a week and take anywhere from 5 -20 buckets, depending on how many others are interested and what day you are available for pickup.
Josh
I want to let you know that if you are in need of veg scraps for your compost pile(s), I have the hook up for you. I work at a restaurant in Lakewood that puts all its fruit and veg scraps into 5 gallon bucket and puts them aside for gardeners. There is a lot of volume. Yesterday, I brought home 30 buckets. If you are interested, please email me by March 21 so that I can schedule pickups with those who are interested. You could come once a week and take anywhere from 5 -20 buckets, depending on how many others are interested and what day you are available for pickup.
Josh
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Permalink Reply by Ann on -
Hi Josh,
I'll share this tonight with the community gardeners in Lakewood. Thanks for posting!
~Annie
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Permalink Reply by Terri Jean Gelzer on -
Hi Joshn ,
I am definitely interested in vegie scraps for composting; my schedule is flexible and I llive on west 45th street, so just tell me when and where. thanks so much terri
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Permalink Reply by Porco Farm on -
hello,
i too would be interested in some veggie scraps as well...a lot. i'll commit to a once a week pick up (more if necessary) for as much as i can take. i don't want to horde, but i've got some vacant lots i'm working on prepping for planting, and these would serve as some of the initial remediation and bed layering.
thanks,
stefan
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Permalink Reply by dan morgan on -
Josh,
Is there still some available over there? I would like to pick up about 5 buckets.
Just once in a while.
I have a nice compost bin started at the farm.
Wondering how hard it is going to be to turn it all the time.
:-)
Dan
www.MorganFarmStudios.com
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Permalink Reply by Josh Klein on -
Hey Terri, Peter, Stefan and Dan,
I have read your posts/emails and am working on a schedule.I will post that here in the next few days. Thanks for your interest. I look forward to getting a regular schedule on track. Please consider having a buddy system so if you can't make it to pick up, your buddy can. I will be in touch soon.
Josh
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Permalink Reply by Cindy on -
Josh,
Is it too late to get in on this? I would be interested in about 5 buckets' worth. I live right around the corner from Melt - about a 5 min. walk, and have a pretty flexible schedule, so I am more than willing to fill in places in the schedule when others can't come.
thanks,
Cindy
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Permalink Reply by Todd Alexander on -
Hi Josh,
I know I am a bit late on the message, but I will be putting together some "lasagna" beds within the next week and thought I would see if you will have some scraps available in the near future. Am I too late on this? If not, let me know.
Thanks,
Todd
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Permalink Reply by Josh Klein on
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Okay, let's try this schedule. If you can't do the day that I put you down for, please call me.
I think we are going to have to do a 2 week cycle.
M1 X
T1 TODD ALEXANDER
W1 X
TH1 CINDY
F1 TERRI JEAN GELZER
SA1 STEFAN
SU1 JOSH B
M2 X
T2 TODD ALEXANDER
W2 X
TH2 PETER MCDERMOTT
F2 TERRI JEAN GELZER
SA2 STEFAN
SU2 JOSH B
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Permalink Reply by Josh Klein on
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Okay, just checking in here. Is anyone doing pickups? I ask because it appears that no one but Josh B is picking up.
Could everyone check in here and let me know what you are doing? If this schedule that I posted doesn't work, please let me know! So far Peter has, and (I think) we remedied his concern.
TERRI, I need to hear from you, since I have a source of compost for you nearer your house.
TODD, are you still doing weekly pickups when you come into town for soccer?
STEFAN, Are Saturdays working?
EVERYBODY, is this working? I haven't heard from any of you since this started rolling. I am concerned that with the warmer weather just around the corner, we will have rotting veggie scraps sitting in the basement of a restaurant.
Feedback please.
Thanks,
Josh
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Permalink Reply by Peter McDermott on -
I picked up six buckets last Friday. Will do so again tomorrow.
I can pick up more shifts if others are not interested.
- Peter
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Permalink Reply by Porco Farm on
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YES!!! and thanks so much for setting this up. i made my first pick-up a week from last saturday (immediately after you posted the schedule). made my second pick-up this past saturday, and returned all buckets yesterday.
i think i may have left a couple on my first pick-up because i didn't check all the "lidded" pails, but see that there was more this past week that had lids on them. saturday's are working great for me, but i may have to pass this coming saturday (or take a light 2-3 bucket load) as i'm out of town and the wife has a small car.
i'll post up thursday for sure to let everyone know if it's a pass.
btw...after dumping that stuff into the pile, i've gotta tell you, there's a lot of potential for some great vegetable stock/broth there.
thanks again josh for the hook-up.
stefan
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Permalink Reply by Porco Farm on
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picked-up saturday, and for the record you can fit 14 five gallon pails in a mini cooper...don't ask me, ask the wife.
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