Food to Flowers Food Waste Composting Program

How to Join the Food to Flowers Program

If you are interested in launching a Food to Flowers program at your school, these materials (PDFs) should give you a good sense of what’s involved.

• Program overview
• How to have a successful Food to Flowers program that is sustainable over time
• A chart illustrating the key stages in launching and maintaining a Food to Flowers program
• A sample report that shows the impact of the Food to Flowers program on a school’s waste stream and total garbage and recycling costs.
• A waste-free school menu planning guide.
• How to conduct a waste audit (with support from Thurston County), as well as a sample waste audit report. Click on the link below to watch a waste audit at Lydia Hawk Elementary School.

Contact Us

To learn more, call Peter Guttchen at (360) 709-3013 or email guttchp@co.thurston.wa.us.