How To Do Better For Our Planet and Therefore, People.

Food is too good to waste! If we consider the fuel that it took on the farm and on the roads, the energy it takes to process our foods, and make our fertilizer, food is very valuable indeed! Another area is the water we use, and the loss of our precious topsoil that comes from growing many crops. A final problem is the amount of food that is wasted in our landfills. In the landfill, food decays without oxygen. This creates methane gas that is harmful to our climate.

The website is designed to provide access to a wealth of materials on this important topic geared for school-aged children and young adults. We hope this site will be used as a guide to help jumpstart efforts to reduce wasted food in our communities and homes.

The Food Too Good to Waste (FTGTW) Science Unit

This multi-faceted learning experience has been specially designed for grades 4-12. This hands-on science curriculum is digitally driven and comes with all that is needed to share with students in and out of the classroom.

Acclaimed environmental educator  Stan Slaughter ➚, assisted by his colleague Katy White, will provide his support for this 5-module science unit  (4 informational lessons + a student-designed project). The goal is to engage students to actively learn about reducing human impact on the environment using composting and food waste reduction techniques. The FTGTW Science Unit is aligned directly with the NGSS ➚ standards that each State requires educators to teach and has been implemented by more than 100 educators – to rave reviews ➚!

What is included in the FTGTW Science Unit:

• Concepts conveyed by original videos hosted on Missouri Organic Recycling’s YouTube channel ➚.

• Informational, scripted lessons ready for teacher use.

• Pre and post-video activities.

• Lessons with short assessing activities.

• Student-designed projects.

• Application of learned concepts to solving real-world problems.

• Active support for teachers and students via conference call or Zoom.

• Access to the FoodTooGoodToWaste.com resources ➚.

If you are interested or have any questions, just let us know!