Composting at the County
This morning I had the pleasure of talking to Jane at the Juvenile Justice Center. She handles all things food and service related with that building and has a warm spot for saving children and the Earth. She currently runs a composting program at the Center that collects the food waste from the kitchen and the meals; reducing the amount of trash that gets collected. Jane appreciates that saving the Earth comes at a current cost, but lowers overall costs - to the wallet and the planet - in the long run. Great job, Jane!
This center helps thousands of children from 10 to 17 from Multnomah County that are dealing with issues varying from crimes to drug abuse. They also are responsible for healing these children and have some innovative programs on that front. Just one program we talked about was the therapeutic gardening that happens outside the building. The kids in that program have grown some beautiful tomatoes that are visible from the road. The Center's chef incorporates the yield from this garden in her meals that she serves as much as possible. Delicious!
I hope to talk more about this facility; not only the sustainable parts of their program, but also their great successes with our community's children.
Posted on August 13, 2007
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