Food and Schools – Amanda Burns

Practicum Experience Paper 2

The second part of the practicum was on the other end of the food system- waste. I helped with a food waste audit at the Fourth and Fifth Academy on Fifth Avenue (FAVE), in Decatur. It was from 10 to 2, the typical lunch time at a middle school. All of the other volunteers were parents of students at FAVE, besides one of the Sustainability Fellows from Agnes Scott and myself. This post highlights my process of experience, learning, and reflection in the form of a paper.

Redefining Renfroe- Final Budget Proposal and Cost Benefit Analysis

This document is the final budget proposal that I created for the Renfroe Food Waste Project. I included all of the necessary materials to begin composting, recycling, and using reusable forks in the cafeteria. Our budget was $1000 and the total for this proposal was less than that. (The composting cost and final cost is redacted for privacy reasons.) This left some money left in the budget for signage, recycling bin liners, replacement costs for utensils, etc. Although we did not end up utilizing all of the parts of this proposal for the final project, it was helpful as a starting point.

Redefining Renfroe- Plan and Budget Presentation

This is a selection of the slide presentation for Renfroe Middle School to pitch our plan to reduce their food waste in the school cafeteria. I created this Google Slides presentation and presented the full version of it to Renfroe Middle School parents, administration, and read more

Redefining Renfroe – Brochure for Peak Week

This is a sample of the brochure that our team created for Agnes Scott College Peak Week. The challenge of the week-long conference was to come up with a solution to decrease the amount of food waste going to the landfill at a local middle school. (Renfroe Middle School, Decatur, Georgia) This brochure accompanied our presentation on the last day of the conference (Peak Week 2018- March 2nd-9th).

I created the brochure and made the collaged logo on the front.