Colorado Reader November 2018: Taste It, Don't Waste It! | Page 8

Kid Power! Kids can make a difference! Do you want to help make sure valuable food is not thrown in the trash? Try these activities at school or home! At School What can you, your family, or your school do to prevent food from being wasted and going into the trash?” _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Organize a green team to prevent waste Do a food waste audit Work with kitchen staff to set up a Share Table Develop a donation program to donate unused, extra food to the community Ask about how the school can buy local food from Colorado farmers and ranchers Start a school garden Start a vermicomposter in class At Home Make a weekly meal plan Eat leftovers Eat everything you buy _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What are two harmful effects of throwing away food? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Make tasty meals with interesting (and usually wasted) food _____________________________________________ Shop your refrigerator first _____________________________________________ The Colorado Reader publication is an Agriculture in the Classroom project of the Colorado Foundation for Agriculture. The Colorado Foundation for Agriculture (CFA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit education corporation and works with industry partners to help meet our shared vision of advancing Colorado agricultural literacy. We provide Agriculture in the Classroom resources and programs to Colorado educators and students, many of which are FREE or at minimal cost. For more information or to make a donation to support agricultural literacy education programs, visit www.GrowingYourFuture.com, or contact Jennifer Scharpe, Colorado Foundation for Agriculture, 10343 Federal Blvd Unit J Box 224, Westminster, CO 80260, 970-818-3308, [email protected]. Sources used for the content for this Reader include U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 Sustainable Materials Management Program and “This Book Stinks!” by National Geographic Kids. Although this project was funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, it does not necessarily reflect the views of the Agency and no endorsement should be inferred. © Copyright 2018 Colorado Foundation for Agriculture. Educational instructors may, for academic purposes, reproduce, download, disseminate, and transfer that material as long as the reproduction credits CFA as its source. 8 - Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom Financial support for this Reader provided by: • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency