Melissa Terry has become nationally recognized for her programming on school food waste reduction and recovery. Terry, a sustainable food policy expert at the University of Arkansas, recently was awarded EPA grant funding to nationally field test a K-12 school food waste curriculum, based on research she's conducted in collaboration with Fayetteville elementary and middle school kids.
Local Elementary Food Recovery Program Replicated Nationally
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Sustainable food policy expert Melissa Terry, with daughter Heidi, Zoe Belasco and Elise Gosman show off their afterschool snack prepared from recovered donated foods.
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Don Bennett, founder of Tri Cycle Foods and UA food policy researcher, Melissa Terry show off donated food recovered from a local retailer.
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Tri Cycle Farms operator Don Bennett offloads recovered fresh and packaged foods from the nonprofit’s trailer.";
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Melissa Terry offloads a cart of recovered retail food inside Washington Elementary’s cafeteria.";
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Whole Foods donates fresh and packaged foods removed from store shelves weekly for replenishment, which is donated to schools, churches and nonprofits.
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Heidi Terry mixes a savory turmeric sauce with fresh cauliflower.
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The cauliflower is then oven roasted.
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An apple heart created by the Owl Creek food recovery mentors.
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Melissa Wilson and Zoe Belasco prep garlicky roasted green beans.
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Elise Gosman and Zoe Belasco slice recovered donated artisan breads for cheesy toast.
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Washington Elementary after school children devour the recovered fresh fruits, roasted vegetables and whole grain breads.
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Owl Creek Mentors enjoy the fruits of their labor at a private table.
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Audrey and Ella Jordan compost recovered kitchen food scraps into the school garden bin, completing the cycle.
