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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Corazon Valiente on Community Composting
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Corazon Valiente, a resident of Flatbush, Brooklyn, testifies on the importance of community composting, emphasizing its benefits for physical and mental health, job creation, and community building. She urges the council to continue and increase funding for community composting programs.
- Highlights composting as a means to reduce methane emissions and protect the environment
- Discusses the intergenerational community ties fostered by composting activities
- Argues that composting is not just a suburban issue, but an "earth issue" relevant to urban, suburban, and rural areas
Corazon Valiente
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Hi.
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Good day.
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Thank you, Sam Abreu, and the committee for this opportunity to speak.
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My name is Carsten Valiente, and I am from and still live in Flatbush, Brooklyn 11226.
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Composting is physical health.
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How many members of council have participated in a compost build day at any of the botanical gardens, the composting partners around the city, or your local community garden?
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That's work and party up.
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Composting is mental health and wellness.
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It creates an outlet for frenetic energy, calms the mind, and soothes the soul.
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It keeps tons of food waste from the landfill, which reduces the amount of methane going into our ozone that otherwise endanger our lungs, affects our minds, and environment.
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Community composting builds jobs.
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Many have turned volunteering at a local community garden into a paying job, not just in the city, but in different parts of the country.
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Composting builds intergenerational community ties.
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Watching children and young people work with elders and learn from each other is a beautiful thing and adds prized to our neighborhoods.
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The health of our communities and neighbors should never fear being the first on the chopping block by the City Of New York.
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Should some of the paychecks of those in the mayor's office and council be on the chopping block?
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Composting is not just a suburban issue.
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As some of the students said earlier, this is an earth issue, Urban, suburban, and rural.
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Please continue to fight on our behalf to not only continue funding community composting, but also increase its funding.
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Thank you for your time, your attention, and your support to this matter.