Island Grown Initiative Ltd

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

ISLAND GROWN'S FOOD WASTE REDUCTION, RECOVERY AND REDIRECTION PROJECT WILL TAKE A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE. THE PROJECT WILL DESIGN AN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO INFLUENCE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE IN THE HOME AND ENCOURAGE MORE RESIDENTS TO SEPARATE FOOD WASTE FROM THEIR TRASH. THE PROJECT WILL DESIGN PROGRAMS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE FROM LARGER FACILITIES INCLUDING THE GROCERY STORES AND HOSPITAL, AS WELL AS THE 4-DAY AGRICULTURAL FAIR, THE ISLAND'S LARGEST EVENT. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO ADDRESS FOOD WASTE IN THE ISLAND'S SEVEN SCHOOLS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL REACH A DIVERSE SEGMENT OF THE LOCAL POPULATION AND ENCOURAGE THE MINIMIZATION AND REDIRECTION OF WASTED FOOD FROM THE TRASH STREAM FOLLOWING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S (EPA'S) FOOD RECOVERY HIERARCHY, FEEDING PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND COMPOST AND REDUCING LANDFILLED WASTE. THE FINAL BENEFIT IS TO INCREASE COMPOST PRODUCTION TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY BREAK DOWN THIS FOOD WASTE TO THE BENEFIT O