The Hommocks Pool - Closed for Remainder of August 1, 2022
The Hommocks Pool will be closed for the remainder of today, Monday, August 1st due to a power outage. The pool will reopen tomorrow.
View ArticleVictory Farms
A local victory gardens project launched in 2020 has a new name and a new mandate: Victory Farms at the Grange aims to grow in number and grow more food for our neighbors.
View ArticleFrom Heirloom Seed Bank to Food Pantry
Local residents grow and donate bounty of heirloom tomatoes to Larchmont/Mamaroneck Food Pantry.
View ArticleNeighborhood Victory Gardens Support Local Food Pantry
The inspiring story of how local residents grew food to share food.
View ArticleHistory Repeats Itself
During two global pandemics spaced about 100 years apart, our nation aided food insecure European allies during World War I, and we are aiding our food insecure neighbors today.
View ArticleParents Get into the Habit of Food Scrap Recycling
Mamaroneck High School alums and sisters, Gina and Kaitlyn Talt inspired their parents, Francine and George, to start food scrap recycling. The habit has stuck, and now Francine and George love it!
View ArticleVillage of Mamaroneck Food Scrap Recycling Makes Good Progress
Ellen Silver, on behalf of the Committee for the Environment, reports that 2020 was a very good year for the Village of Mamaroneck (VoM) food scrap recycling program.
View ArticleMetrics Show Success for Town of Mamaroneck and Village of Larchmont’s Food...
The Town of Mamaroneck and Village of Larchmont collected over 73 tons of food scraps in 2020 to be transformed into compost.
View ArticleStudents at Mamaroneck High School take on Wasted Food
Mamaroneck High School (MHS) sophomores, Sofia Rosenbaum, Lyla Hurley, and Vivienne Loigman, have selected food insecurity and reducing wasted food as the targeted topics for their four-year elective...
View ArticleMamaroneck School District’s 2020 Food Rescue
In 2020, the Mamaroneck School District donated about 1,170 lbs. of surplus food to nearby agencies serving people in need.
View ArticleNeed food? Want to help share food?
Food insecurity has expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic and available food is just a phone call away for local residents in need of food assistance.
View ArticleFood Scrap Recycling Metrics for Maxwell Ave. Recycling Center
Since January 2020 to April 27, 2021, the total diversion is an astonishing 100.4 tons (200,739 lbs)!
View ArticleLove Your Food Ambassadors at Farmers Markets
No matter how cold, seniors of Mamaroneck High School’s National Honor Society have volunteered to be Love Your Food Ambassadors at local Farmers Markets throughout the winter.
View ArticleCompost Giveback 2021
The fourth annual Compost Giveback was held on April 24th and May 1st for Town of Mamaroneck/Village of Larchmont and Village of Mamaroneck respectively.
View ArticleMiddle Schooler Petitions for Curbside Pickup of Food Scraps
Hommocks Middle School student Noah Berman, is on a mission! He would like food scrap recycling to be a routine way of life that is picked up from the curbside, like other forms of recycling in our...
View ArticlePedal-Powered Pickup of Food Scraps
Mamaroneck High School students are piloting pedal-powered curbside pickup of food scraps.
View ArticleComposting Made Easy on Zoom
Local residents share their passion and tips for backyard composting and food scrap recycling.
View ArticleComposting Tips From Our Community
Local Sustainability Ambassadors, Ellen Silver, Elizabeth Poyet, and Judy Caputo, shared their insights and tips on municipal food scrap recycling
View ArticleMamaroneck School District’s Food Rescue
Mamaroneck School District’s food rescue has been going strong at the start of summer 2021.
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