MEDIA ALERT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             Media Contact:

September 7, 2022                                                                            Amy Hudson

                                                                                                            amy@foodwellalliance.org

                                                                                                            404-310-7713

WHAT: Lovin Elementary cafeteria food scrap collection for delivery to onsite compost bins- as part of the Compost Connectors program at metro Atlanta schools, Lovin Elementary fifth graders are diverting food waste and creating healthy compost for growing food at gardens and farms
 

WHEN: 10:30AM - 12:30PM Friday, September 9, 2022
 

WHERE: Lovin Elementary School 1705 New Hope Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30045. Check in at the main office.
 

VISUALS: Fifth grade student participants in cafeteria leading collection of compostable lunch food scraps, taking scraps to onsite 3-bin compost system  
 

AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS:

• Lovin Elementary Science Teacher Gerin Hennebaul
• Food Well Alliance Urban Agriculture Project Manager Brandon Crumsey
• 5th grade student participant (working on identifying a student)
   

WHY:

• The Compost Connectors program provides students with hands-on learning of the full compost cycle- from collecting scraps and delivering to the bins to creating rich compost for garden beds- then planting, harvesting, and eating what they have grown.
• Students participating in the program have expressed enthusiasm for careers in agriculture.
• Composting lowers greenhouse gases by improving carbon sequestration in the soil and by preventing methane emissions