Laney to Turn Food Scraps to Soil
On Thursday, July 14th, Laney College’s “Throw Down at the Grow Down” event launches the college’s new “Scraps to Soil” initiative to encourage students, staff, and faculty to turn food and paper “waste” into valuable soil for local farms, as well as for the campus garden (located between the Bistro and the Lake Merritt estuary channel).
At the event, Dub hip-hop artist Ambessa the Articulate and storyteller Aaron Ableman share the message on composting, while participants learn how to grow food and turn food scraps into soil using worm compost bins.
Through Spring of 2012, Laney College and Bay Localize are partnering to keep compostable materials out of the trash. Green food scrap bins will be available to use in the student cafeteria, on the Quad, and at the campus Bistro.
When we put foodscraps, paper napkins, plants, yard trimmings, and sawdust into the trash, we lose the opportunity to turn them into valuable community resources. Landfills put a heavy strain on local government budgets and our natural environment. These valuable materials however, when diverted from the landfill, can be turned into soil for growing local food, creating green jobs, and supporting healthy environments.
