We’re thrilled to announce that St. Thomas’s has officially joined the Peels & Wheels program—becoming the newest New Haven school to take part in this incredible community composting movement!
Peels & Wheels is on a mission to transform food waste into rich, healthy soil by working with neighborhoods, schools, small businesses, and residents across New Haven and beyond. The goal? To grow more food in backyard gardens, community plots, and urban farms—all while building a greener, healthier city.
Here at St. Thomas’s, students are already stepping up! Each classroom is equipped with a compost bucket, and every day, students collect their lunch scraps and organic waste. Come Friday afternoon, one student carries the bucket to the curb… and soon after, a bicycle rolls up to whisk them away.
“Why do we do this,” asks Domingo Medina, Founder and Director of Peels & Wheels? “It’s really quite simple: to reduce environmental pollution, improve New Haven’s soil, and create green jobs that help power our local economy.”
Let’s get our hands dirty and grow something amazing together.
