Green Essentials

An honour to share the stage with our very own, Padma Shri Sanjay Patil and stalwart Claude Alvares for an insightful, thought-provoking and a fun conversation about the basics of Natural Farming.

You can view the entire conversation here 👇

https://youtu.be/KMsRLtilbnc?si=XF1GY0r3s4y0qjiV

There's a pot of tea,
The Bakers & Me!
Come taste some bread
Or buy it instead!

We'll chat about your plants
Even your Uncles and Aunts,
And how to grow those herbs,
Or just enjoy the hors d'oeuvres
Come alone, bring a friend,
For a great start to your weekend!

Coming?
Please be kind
And drop us a line!

Message Yogita at 8087000708
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This Sat, 23rd March, 3-5pm
at Green Essentials - Socorro

We have the Pausenbrot bakers, Andrea and Aditya, over at Green Essentials this Saturday from 3-5pm. They'll bring a bunch of their goodies that you can taste and buy your loot for the weekend. We'll have a pot of tea to share and a whole lot of our culinary herbs for sale as well.

I'll be there to answer your gardening questions, and share growing tips as you meet other gardeners, bread lovers or walk around our garden.

Looking forward to seeing you!

We hope you've had a fun gardening year. We surely have!

This year, we were reminded how *consistency* goes such a long way. It's not about how much you can pack into one day, but how you can *keep showing up* in your garden to do what needs to be done, regularly. It's the long arc of time that counts. It's the minutes (for some of us hours) put in regularly that add up to a lot!

If you didn't get a chance to practice your gardening this year - 2024 is not far off!

Wishing that you reap an abundance of peace, rest and joy with friends and family as the year winds down!

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FIRST WORKSHOP FOR THE SEASON!

Are you considering Growing an Organic, Winter Kitchen Garden?

This is a good time to start prepping for it.
Clearing out the overgrowth, feedings garden beds, putting down nurseries of delicious winter vegetables of your choice... it's just a start.

Join us to learn how to successfully grow a wide variety of winter herbs, veggies, salads, and much more!

We'll meet on Saturday, the 7th of October at Green Essentials, Seraulim, with tips and tricks learned over a dozen years of tending urban farms and large & small kitchen gardens.

What you will learn?
- How to plan your garden space
- How to grow your own seedlings
- Preparing and conserving great soil
- What can be grown in Winter in Goa
- How to manage pests organically

A PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON WORKSHOP WITH LIVE DEMOS TO HELP YOU GET GROWING.



DETAILS:
WHEN: Saturday 7th Oct, 2023 | 3:00pm - 6:00pm
WHERE: Green Essentials, Seraulim
Google Pin Location: https://goo.gl/maps/uYM2gDQEUfeE3REX6
Pre-registration COMPULSORY
Registration fee is Rs 700/Person
REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/r2m8X3C3ypJwWqYj9

If you need gardening essentials home delivered, check out the various routes we currently deliver on.

Message 8087000708 for a detailed product list with prices

It's a delight to participate once again, at the 31st Annual Festival of Plants & Flowers, held by the Green Heritage Eco Club of the SFX School, Siolim!

For 30 years this event has been organized, each year with a different theme. For 3 days the school is transformed into a plant haven! It's a must visit for plant lovers to drop in and see what there is to see, buy and learn!

Look out for us, the Green Essentials pop-up shop, in Classroom 2-A.
Others present include The Green Goa Works, The Zonal Agricultural Office, Green Fingers Nursery and many other nurseries too.

What's available at our stall?
Seasonal ready-to-plant veggie seedlings like beans, gourds, chillies, brinjal, ladyfingers, leafy greens like spinach, amaranth, lettuces, mustards.
Culinary herbs, edible perennials, fruit tree grafts, various vegetable seeds, pots and planters, garden tools, organic pest repellents and lures, vermicompost, cocopeat, potting soil and MUCH MORE!!

DETAILS
WHEN: 26th, 27th & 28th Aug | 9:30am - 6:30pm
WHERE: SFX School Siolim
LOCATION PIN: https://goo.gl/maps/DSjyKg9AHWJpRKyi7
CONTACT: 80870-00708

We're thrilled to announce that we begin HOME DELIVERIES of gardening essentials in and around MARGAO!

First Delivery on July 5th!

DETAILS
WHEN: Every *alternate* Wednesdays
WHERE: The route we deliver on covers Fatorda, Arlem Borda, Gogol, Margao, Benaulim & Colva for the moment.
HOW
1. Please message your orders to 8087000708
2. You will receive a message with an order confirmation and payment details.
3. All deliveries between 3:00pm-6:00pm on Delivery Days

Please Note: - There is a Rs. 100 flat delivery fee per order

WhatsApp Yogita if you have questions - 8087000708

Do you need gardening essentials delivered to you at home?

We've started TWO NEW ROUTES in North Goa!

FRI - Pilerne, Marra, Candolim, Saligao, Sangolda
SAT - Guirim, Parra, Verla, Canca, Assagao, Mapusa

Message us at 080870 00708 to know more about our home delivery service!

Do you have that lime tree that hasn't produced in years?!?

Well, some simples things to check on, before you do anything drastic!

More questions? Message us at 8087000708!

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Here's a quick video showing you how trees can be potted in large containers. The same can also be used as a guide to plant in pits.

Click the link below 👇
https://youtu.be/SojT95s4rCk

If you have any questions or want to know more, message us at 8087000708

Getting ready to plant fruit trees in your garden this monsoon? Unsure how to go about it?

Here are some pointers to keep in mind while transplanting your grafts and saplings, to ensure good healthy growth over the monsoons.

Drop in at Green Essentials (Socorro OR Seraulim), if you have questions, or need fruit trees, plant nutrients, soil etc

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Looking for folks who love chillies to drop in and sample those growing at Green Essentials.
There's Thai, Black Cherry, White Cherry, Purple, Regular, Kashmiri and Goan.
Don't worry, we'll be standing by with our garden hose... :-)

We're looking for 5 tasters. If you think you can handle it, drop us a message at 8087000708 with your NAME, WHERE you are from and WHY you'd like to come tasting. We'll pick 5 of you!

Send your name by Sunday 21st May!
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We're thrilled to announce that ZEROPOSRO's Mobile Store is coming to spend the morning at Green Essentials in Seraulim, South Goa!

Zeroposro sources local, organic produce including mangoes, other seasonal fruit, millets and millet products and all other kitchen staples, stationary and toileteries.

ZP aims at reducing plastic waste in packaging and thus their items are packed in glass or paper bags. They encourage you to BRING YOUR OWN containers, bags, pouches etc so you can take back their wares without generating more waste from packaging

Drop in on Saturday morning, between 10AM and 1PM to see what they have!

REMEMBER: to bring your own shopping bags, containers (for daals, oils etc), jars, pouches etc.

DETAILS
When: Sat, 29th April | 10AM to 1PM
Where: Green Essentials, House No. 15-B, Duncolim, Seraulim (Less than 1min drive from Seraulim Church; last house before the fields as you drive from the Church towards Betalbatim)
Location Pin: https://goo.gl/maps/ZoVggKKua7eCKKEP8
Contact
Zeroposro: 9823550123
Green Essentials: 9022493685

Did you know...?

Microgreens can be stored in airtight containers or plastic pouches in the fridge very comfortably for 7 days and eaten over this period?

Or well.... you can just grow them in your own home and harvest them fresh daily! :-)

Growing microgreens (baby plants) is an easy and nutritious addition to your food basket. A little planning, some growing medium, different kinds of trays and seeds....quite simple and easy.

Join us on the 18th/19th as we go though the steps on how to Grow Microgreens @ Home.

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DETAILS:
WHEN: 18th OR 19th March | 4pm - 5pm
WHERE: The Siolim Kitchen Gardeners' Market | Edricia Farm, Siolim
Pre-registration COMPULSORY
FEE: Rs. 400/person
LOCATION PIN: https://goo.gl/maps/65ENtvGx4rXfTpPZA
MSG: 8087000708 to know more or to register
PLEASE NOTE: PARKING available INSIDE, so please bring your vehicles right inside the gates
AVOID CONGESTED ROUTES by using the Duler-Sodiem road