BY FRED PACE FOR THE HERALD DISPATCH
The husband-and-wife team of Chasten and Jaye Toler of Huntington are local gardeners and recyclers who were recently awarded the 2017 Bedrock Grant of $10,000 for their proposal to create an organic food waste hauling program that will turn food waste and yard scraps into nutrient-rich topsoil.
“We are thrilled to have been recognized and supported by The Bedrock Initiative for our business idea,” said Chasten Toler. “It still feels surreal, honestly. We just want to create a business that will sustain and help the environment, and to be selected the winners of this $10,000 is just incredible. The fact that we found out right before Christmas as well is the best gift we could have asked for.”
The couple’s business idea is to create Grassroots Organic Composting (GOC), a commercial composting system that provides pickup service from organizations with food waste…
Read the full article on The Herald Dispatch website »
Leave a Comment