1. Feed Kids, Feed Soil Kay McKeen, Founder Heather Goudreau, Educator
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2. Feed People
Not Landfills
Feed soils
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3. Federal Food Donation Laws
Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (1996) Protect businesses & non-profits from liability when donating food to a non- profit in good faith
The Food Donation Act of 2017 (in committee) Expanding protections of Good Samaritan Act Introduced to Congress Feb 7th Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
Goal: Increase Food Donations & Decrease Food Waste
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4. Federal Goal to Reduce Food Waste
Goal: Reduce food waste 50% by 2030.
U.S Food Loss and Waste Reduction goal (2030 FLW Reduction goal)
Federal effort to collaborate with private sector and non-profit organizations to reduce food waste.
September 2015 USDA and EPA established first ever goal to reduce domestic food waste.
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5. Methane & Climate Change
Methane is a very potent Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
More than 25x the effect of CO2*
President’s Climate Action Plan goal to reduce methane emissions from
Oil & Gas sector % by 2025
Landfills emissions by 33% by 2025
Fed gov hs goal to reduce methane gas from oil wells, fracking and Landfills
We can’t do much about the oil/gas industry but we can help reduce methane from landfills by composting food scraps.
Sources:
*Source: EPA Releases First-Ever Standards to Cut Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector,
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6. School Lunchroom Waste Audits
Heritage lakes april 2016
Students sort waste during a SCARCE lunchroom waste audit.
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7. Weighing in Waste
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8. Whole, Uneaten Food - from the Trash
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9. Illinois’ Food Waste Legislation
 HB5530/SB279* (Public Act )
Clarifies: schools can donate unused food.
Food service contracts cannot restrict food donation
When we do waste audits, we find food that kids don’t have teeth to chew, grape juice isn’t favorite juice, cauliflower in unopened packages. That food had to be thrown away due to language in contracts. Food service cannot require schools to throw out extra uneaten food. The food was the property of the food service company. Now that has changed.
Not too much detail – law says language cannot be included in the contract that uneaten food cannot be donated.
*Signed into law July 2016, effective immediately
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10. Sharing Programs Feed More Kids & Reduce Food Waste
Allow kids to put back items during lunch. Reduces food waste and feeds hungry kids during or after school.
Add: All schools in VP D45, Carol Stream D93, D204 elementary schools (21)
Provide a space for students to place uneaten food back for someone else to have.
June 2016 USDA released a memo in full support of “share tables”
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11. Home with food insecure students
Uneaten Food Can Go to:
Nurses office
Home with food insecure students

12. Coordinate with Local Food Banks
Prepared food donation
Packaged & Delivered/Picked Up

13. Food Recovery Network
Elmhurst College FRN website:
ed to find out who they partner with to take the food (09/13/17)
Elmhurst College currently works with: Embrace Living, Humanity Helpers
National organization of college students committed to reducing food waste and reduce hunger in their communities.
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14. Deli Donates Prepared Food
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15. Surplus Project
“Only 12% of the more than 300 hospitals surveyed in the U.S. had food donation programs”
Rush U. Hospital donates leftover food to Franciscan Outreach
Nurse staff pack meals & donate trays of food
Food waste is down from 75lbs/day to 30lbs/day
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16. Marian Park Subsidized Housing
Showing example of Marion Park (low-income housing facility) where people are food insecure. Surrounded by facilities that waste food, could collect/donate: MarianJoy Hospital on east, St. Francis High School on west
Marianjoy Hospital
St. Francis High School
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Madison School

17. Feed People
Not Landfills
Feed soils
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18. Making soil healthier by returning nutrients, material and water.
Compost
Making soil healthier by returning nutrients, material and water.
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19. Types of Composting Programs
Commercial
Indoor
Outdoor
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20. Signage is Key!
Signs will be posted with the bins during lunches. Helper will guide students to dispose of their waste properly.
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21. Composting Kick-off
Go in the Green Compost Bin. No plastic wrappers, stickers, straws or cups!
Stratford middle school starting composting last year. Students saw the green bin for their food scraps. No plastic allowed
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22. Benefits of Using Compost
For You
Less watering
Increased plant success
Holds water and soil particles together, reduces soil erosion
For Environment
Less run-off – holds more water
Less erosion
Less fertilizer
Less pesticide
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23. Complete Cycle: Purchase & Use Food Scrap Compost
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24. Get Your Garden Growin’ Green Market First Saturday in May
@ SCARCE  799 Roosevelt Rd, Glen Ellyn
Organically Grown Veggie & Herb Plants
Native & Butterfly Plants
Local Honey & Rain Barrels
Food Scrap Amended Compost
pre-order compost & rain
Free Mini
Workshops
10:00
Saving the 11:00
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25. Complete Cycle: Purchase & Use Food Scrap Compost
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26. www. scarce. org 630. 545. 9710 info@scarce
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