Field trips
The project activities are rounded out by bringing K-12 students on a number of field trips to observe a resource recovery facility in action and learn about the value of…
Cross-Fertilizing a K-12/University Partnership to develop a Resource Recovery Program
In The Classroom
Students learn about food waste issues, resource recovery, and other aspects related to our food system through a variety of hands-on educational activities. We have developed and taught a number…
Foodwaste Collection
We collect both pre-consumer (from the kitchen prep area) and post-consumer (from student lunch trays) food waste from the High School and Middle School cafeterias. Students and staff scrap the…
Teacher Workshops
Ten teachers from 3 school districts attended a professional development workshop on March 22, 2019 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Farm in Canton. Teachers learned about issues related to solid…
Get Involved
Looking to make a difference? Take the Food to Energy Project class, or learn about paid work opportunities at the Canton Central School District or at Clarkson University's Anaerobic Digester.…