C7: Use Compost from Site for On-Site Food Production – Above Green

(1 point)

INTENT

To demonstrate commitment to the environment and the natural organics system by utilizing food waste to assist in propagation of new food for consumption by those who generated the waste.

REQUIREMENTS

Create a process of utilizing compost generated from the food waste on-site to grow new food for company use. If an off-site composter is used, any compost generated from the facility is purchased for use in the facility’s program.

POTENTIAL STRATEGIES

If facility has implemented on-site composting of food waste and soiled paper, use the end product as a soil amendment in a plot designated for food crops. Off-site operations will purchase finished product from their composter. Food crops such as lettuce, greens, and vegetables harvested from the plot should be utilized in on-site food service operation or employee break rooms.

SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTATION

Narrative detailing use of compost generated from on-site food waste for producing new food for company use. Volume and type of food generated, along with how food used, should be included. Compost used onsite should be detailed in the narrative.
Photographs of garden (optional).