Patrice Cross

The Texas State Agriculture Department is making a difference with its award-winning compost program. In this report, Patrice Cross tells us about Bobcat Blend.


Texas State has several dining halls where thousands of pounds of food would be wasted every day if it weren't for Bobcat Blend. Bobcat Blend is a program involving students who are NOT afraid to get their hands dirty. Left-over food from the dining halls are used to generate compost. Some of compost is applied in outdoor classrooms and campus landscapes, and the rest is sold to area farms and gardens.
Many students find that their eyes are bigger than their stomachs and end up putting too much food on their plates, but the leftovers are put to good use.
SB: "90-something percent of our trash can be used in some way"
Bobcat Blend recently received the Texas Environmental Excellence Award for Education. The program is a cost-effective way to improve the environment and help the campus landscapes flourish. Students can help Bobcat Blend's environmental efforts by disposing their leftovers in designated trash cans in the dining halls.
SB: (paraphrase) excited about benefits, thinks it's a great way to make campus prettier without hiking up rates for student tuition.
Standup - ....For Bobcat Update, I'm Patrice Cross.