Students collect more than 1,000 pounds of food waste to grow healthy produce - Marietta Daily Journal
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Students at Marietta Middle School collected 1,035 pounds of food waste throughout the school year and turned it into food-enriching compost for garden beds.
This ongoing effort at the school is supported by Compost Connectors, a program launched in 2021 by Atlanta-based nonprofit Food Well Alliance with funding from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, according to a news release.
“So many great learning opportunities at the soil level are passed onto our next generation through this program,” Compost Connectors Educator Michelle Gambon said in a statement. “I do this work because if just one student gains the ability to grow healthy food or help their local food system, we have won.”
