Event Service
Weddings, birthday parties, family reunions, work conferences, and block parties - what do they all have in common? Spoiler: it’s compostable waste!!
If you’re looking to lower the environmental footprint of your next event, we can help.
We have two plan options:
The DIY PLaN
This cost-effective plan is perfect for small, DIY events…and for those who don’t mind getting their hands a little dirty!
Average total cost: $40
The Full Service Plan
This plan is the most hands-off for hosts - sign up and we’ll take care of the rest! Get all the bragging rights without all the work.
Average total cost: $175
Here’s how it works
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Sign Up
Fill out our interest form and then we will set up a quick call with you and your event team
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Fill up
In the DIY Plan, you’ll collect scraps in your own containers.
In the Full Service Plan, we’ll provide totes for scrap collection.
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Compost!
In the DIY Plan, you’ll drop your scraps off at our site in Buffalo.
In the Full Service Plan, we’ll pick up the waste from your venue.
From there, your scraps are on their way to becoming compost!
Why compost at your next event?
While food waste from events is understudied, experience tells us that events are a huge source of food waste. Consider your last Thanksgiving dinner or office party - did all of the food get eaten? Think back to the last wedding you attended - do you think the catering kitchen was empty at the end of the night? Likely at least some of this food ended up in the trash can, on its way to the landfill.
It is essentially impossible to prepare the exact right amount of food and so, with the best intentions, hosts and caterers often prepare extra to ensure no one goes hungry. But, unfortunately, that often leads to over-catering and thus wasted food. While we encourage you to eat leftovers and share food as you are able, we are here to intercept the food that would inevitably be headed for the trash. Let us take those scraps and recycle them into nutrient-rich compost!
Composting isn’t only a win for your conscience but also for our environment and our WNY soils where your composted scraps will start the process all over again.
Graphics courtesy of the Institute for Local Self Reliance
Testimonials
“Farmer Pirates is the reason why we were able to host our first Zero-Waste Sustainable Business Summit. The service Farmer Pirates offers is extremely important for organizations like ours that center around sustainable practices. Working with the Farmer Pirates team, we were able to divert food scraps from a day-long event with 200+ guests away from landfills. We will absolutely be working with them again in the future!”
