Join us for the 2023 Harvest Your Energy Festival on October 14th, 2023!
The festival will be held at Riverbend Park by the Wind Turbine from 12pm-3pm. The event is a perfect opportunity for businesses, residents, and organizations to come together and learn about energy savings, environmentally friendly practices, and innovative climate change solutions.
The festival will include exhibits and activities from a number of exhibitor tables, food and live music as well as tours of the wind turbine. During the festival; paper, clothing/material and electronic recycling services will also be available.
Recycling Drive Info and Pricing here!
If you have any questions please contact enviro@medford-ma.org
If you would like to volunteer at the Energy Festival, please sign-up using this form.
Our 2023 Sponsors
Exhibitors for the 2023 Harvest Your Energy Festival:
*exhibitor list will be updated weekly as new exhibitors are joining every day!
350 Massachusetts Mystic Valley
A1-DATASHRED– paper shredding
Barret Tree Service East, Inc
Bluebikes Bike Share System – offering free 2 hr Adventure Passes at the festival!
Child Development Research Outreach, Harvard University
Green Energy Consumers Alliance
Helpsy – clothing & material recycling
Invasive Plants in Medford Facebook Group
M. Kotowski Electrical
Matt Heaton and the Outside Toys
McGlynn Middle School, National Junior Honor Society
Medford Bicycle Advisory Commission
Medford Community Preservation Committee
Medford Department of Public Works, Urban Forest Vulnerability Assessment
Medford Office of Planning, Development, & Sustainability
Medford Office of Prevention & Outreach
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Mystic River Watershed Association
Food Vendors
Entertainment
Children’s activities provided by Medford Family Network!
Music performed by Matt Heaton and the Outside Toys and Trail Mix-Uncommon Folk (pictured left and right, respectively)
Services Offered
- Electronics Recycling
- Provided by Green Team Junk & MassSave
- Click HERE for the list of accepted recycling items
- Paper Shredding
- Provided by A1 DATASHRED, limit of 3 Bankers’ Boxes of paper per person
- Clothing/ Material Recycling
Raffle Items
Mahoney’s Garden $50 Gift Card
Children’s Gift Basket from Medford Family Network
Bokashi Kitchen Composting System from Boston Building Resources
30 Day Trial Membership to Reimagym
Tree Seedling Giveaways from Trees Medford
(1) hour Massage Gift Card/Gift Basket from Elements Therapeutic Massage
Gift Basket/Gift Card from New England Ductless
Reusable Bag & T-Shirt from Helpsy
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint $100 Gift Card
Freerange Market $100 Gift Card from Preotle Lane & Assoc. at Rivers Edge
Guided Walk Through the Fells with Dan Bender
Home Depot Gift Cards from East Cambridge Savings Bank
For any questions you may have, check out our FAQ or email us at enviro@medford-ma.gov
For directions to the event, use this guide
Past Festivals and Green Awards
The 2022 Harvest Your Energy Festival was held on Saturday October 15, 2022 at Riverbend Park.
It was a sunny afternoon filled with activities, raffle prizes, food, and live music performed by Matt Heaton and the Outside Toys and Trail Mix – Uncommon Folk. Visitors were able to learn about energy saving methods, sustainability, and the environment from some of the 44 local businesses and organizations that tabled. Clothing/textile recycling, electronics recycling, and paper shredding were also available. According to Helpsy, we were able to successfully divert 1,276 lbs of textile from the landfill! There were also opportunities to visit and learn about “Windy” the wind turbine.
Food vendors included Chapters Coffee Carts and Work Hard Eat Good.
Matt Heaton and the Outside Toys and Trail Mix – Uncommon Folk performed at 12-1pm and 1-3pm, respectively.
Thank you to all attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, performers, and volunteers for making this day a success! Be sure to come to the 2023 Festival for more sustainable fun!
2022 Sponsors
- Waste Management
- Green Energy Consumers Alliance
- Tufts Government & Community Relations
- Medford Family Network
- Wegmans
- Good Energy, L.P.
- Barrett Tree Service East, Inc.
- Helpsy
- Blake Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine
- East Cambridge Savings Bank
- Elements Therapeutic Massage
- Trove Green Provisions
2022 Exhibitors
- ABCD – Heating Assistance Program
- Barrett Tree Service East, Inc.
- Blake Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine
- Boy Scouts – Troop 416
- Commonwealth Energy
- Community Preservation Committee
- Copley Wolff Design Group (McGlynn Middle School playground project)
- East Cambridge Savings Bank
- Elements Therapeutic Massage
- Food Link – MA
- Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation
- Garbage to Garden
- Girl Scouts, Medford
- Good Energy, L.P.
- Green Energy Consumers Alliance
- Harvard University – STEM Learning Outreach Study
- Helpsy
- Home Works Energy
- Kitty Connection
- Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)
- Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)
- McGlynn Middle School – National Junior Honor Society
- McGlynn Middle School – Technology Workshop Class
- Medford Bicycle Advisory Commission
- Medford Board of Health and Animal Control
- Medford Council on Aging, Senior Center
- Medford Family Network
- Medford Office of Planning, Development, & Sustainability
- Medford Police Department
- Medford Recreation Department
- Mothers Out Front, Healthy Soils Challenge
- NEEECO (New England Energy Efficiency Company)
- Reimagym
- Sarah Burns – “A Look into Tomorrow”
- St Joseph School
- Trees Medford
- Trove Green Provisions
- Tufts Climate Action
- Tufts Eco Reps
- WalkMedford
- Waste Management
Raffle Prizes
In addition to an automatic entry into the raffle, visitors received a free apple and reusable shopping bag courtesy of Wegmans!
- Blake Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine gift certificate for initial acupuncture session ($95 value)
- Boston Organics voucher for two standard produce box deliveries
- Elements Massage gift certificate
- Garbage to Garden gift certificate
- Gardening supplies & Mahoney’s Garden Center $50 gift card from Brookline Bank, West Medford Branch
- $50 Helpsy gift card codes
- $25 Home Depot gift cards from East Cambridge Savings Bank
- $25 Kelly’s Roast Beef gift cards
- $50 Noor Mediterranean Grill gift cards
- Organic items gift bag from Wegmans
- Pet Supplies Plus dog supplies gift bags
- Reimagym 30-Day trial membership
- $25 Simple Fare Catering gift card
- SwapIt one year membership
- Teddie Natural Peanut Butter
- $35 The Butterfly Place gift card
- Trove Green Provisions gift basket ($50 value)
- Vintage Friends of the Fells t-shirt
- Voice greeting for resident’s phone recorded by Captain Barry Clemente
- $25 Wegmans gift card
- Xtreme Ninja Martial Arts LLC gift certificate for back-to-school special package ($349 value)
Services Offered
Electronics Recycling
Provided by PC Survivors
Clothing/Textile Recycling
Provided by Helpsy
Clothing/Textile Recycling Guide
Paper Shredding
Limit of 4-5 boxes
Have questions about the festival? Contact us at enviro@medford-ma.gov