By ecoRI.org
News staff
UPDATE: Due to the high probability of bad weather on Saturday, EcoRI is postponing their sale until next weekend.
PROVIDENCE — If you are in need of an organic concoction to help your lawn stay green and your plants grow, the annual ecoRI Reuse Sale will have just what you need. Our miracle grow is inexpensive, has already been used and won't harm the environment. In fact, it does the planet good.
PROVIDENCE — If you are in need of an organic concoction to help your lawn stay green and your plants grow, the annual ecoRI Reuse Sale will have just what you need. Our miracle grow is inexpensive, has already been used and won't harm the environment. In fact, it does the planet good.
The food
scraps we’ve collected for the past year at local farmers markets has been
cooked to perfection by ecoRI composting guru Michael Bradlee of Earth
Appliance. We will be selling this compost and Bradlee's own compost tea
concentrate called "From Me To You, Compost Tea Concentrate" — made
by soaking or steeping compost in water, which then can be used for either a
foliar application (sprayed on leaves) or applied directly to soil. Both are
all-natural fertilizers.
For
those looking for plants, Bradlee will be selling seedlings he started growing
in April at Frey
Florist & Greenhouse in
the city’s Smith Hill district. Plants for sale will include lettuce, kale, collard greens, Swiss
chard, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, New England
pie pumpkins, and herbs such as basil, thyme, parsley and oregano.
The
ecoRI Reuse Sale will be held June 2 and 3 at 111 Hope St.
The
fundraiser also will feature: books; antiques; vinyl records; stero equipment;
sports collectibles and memorabilia, including bobbleheads, MLB, NHL, NBA and
NFL cards, media guides, yearbooks and photos; kids and adult clothing;
furniture; gardening supplies; rain barrels; countertop compost keepers;
compost bins; household items; do-it-yourself rain barrels and composters; and
plenty of oddball stuff, such as Napoleon Dynamite figurines, old board games
and cool knickknacks.
Stop by
and enjoy a cup of coffee with the ecoRI News staff, talk shop with composting
guru Bradlee, meet some Penguins and snack on some delicious baked goods.
In an
effort to find homes for some of the state’s unwanted items and help Rhode
Islanders free up space in their basements, attics, sheds and garages, ecoRI
News accepts dontions for the Reuse Sale. If you would like to donate items to
this ecoRI News fundraiser, there are several ways to do so:
Make
an appointment to drop
off donated items at ecoRI’s world headquarters, 111 Hope St.
Schedule
a pickup. The ecoRI News staff will
pick up donations, on a limited basis and depending on the item(s). To schedule
a possible pickup, contact ecoRI News executive director Frank Carini at 401-678-0206
or via e-mail at frank@ecori.org.
Donated
items are tax deductible and ecoRI News will provide you with a receipt.