Bringing Composting to

Austin High Culinary Program!

Starting today, the AHS Culinary Program will begin
composting food scraps from the culinary kitchen. This
effort will reduce the cost and environmental impact of
putting biodegradable materials into landfills and garbage
disposals. A designated compost bin is located in the
culinary kitchen. A sign is posted above or near the bin so
students will know which food scrap items can be
composted and which food scrap items cannot be
composted. On each Wednesday and Friday during the
month of April, an AGS student representative will come
by the culinary kitchen at the end of the day, pick up the
compost materials, and deliver the compost to the AHS
garden. The AGS student representative will take the
compost and add and rake it into the garden compost
station. The goal of this project is for the AHS Culinary
Program to work with the established AHS Garden Club
composting program. On the last week of April, an AGS
student representative will train a culinary student.
Beginning, May 1, 2014, the culinary kitchen students will
assume the role of taking the compost to the AHS garden
compost station, adding and raking the compost material
into the compost station, and continuing to coordinate with
the AHS Garden Club.
We look forward to launching this new exciting project with
you.
AGS Students: Sarah Ballard, Will Ezell,
Laurel Fowler and Elena Hubener