Hello out there!!
It's been over six months since I last posted. I'm clearly really good at this blogging thing... I'm going to work on getting better, especially now that my every day revolves around sustainability. So here's what's happened in the last six months...
At the end of December, 2011, I moved back to Gainesville from Punta Gorda, where I started back up working for Aramark in food services on the UF campus. Through that position, I was able to work with my manager on some sustainability projects for the store. An experience I was thankful to have. I found out about environmental internships for Aramark that take place across the country, so I applied. After a very good phone interview, I found out a week later (last week in April) that within three weeks I would be packed up and moving to Providence, RI to start my internship with Aramark in the Providence Public School system.
I have just finished the second week of my internship and LOVE it so far! Not only am I working in Providence, on the facilities side, with recycling, energy savings, etc. I have also been able to work outside of the city with other municipalities on the food side, where I am able to work on Farm to School programs and hoping to get some composting programs started. My main, overriding project is to collect data on both facilities and food to create an education/awareness campaign on the environmental initiatives that Aramark has implemented so far, and the difference it has made in waste reduction and energy savings, etc.
Anyways, so that's my wrap-up. I've also JUST started an indoor compost bin (yesterday), and will post about it once I get a little further into the experiment.
