growing power Community food systems are beginning to shoot up across the country, particularly in urban areas, to promote sustainable, local eating while simultaneously empowering community members. Will Allen started Growing Power in 1993 in Milwaukee to give teens an employment opportunity, and now its farms in Wisconsin and Illinois are providing people from diverse backgrounds equal access to healthy, sustainable food. SEED is proud to help with this endeavor and looks forward to sending more volunteers this upcoming year. Contact Rachel Heydemann for more information or to volunteer.
family matters SEED began working with Family Matters, a Chicago organization that strives to improve the community through personal growth and leadership programs, in the spring of 2009. Through this connection, SEED members venture to the North Howard neighborhood and help with an afterschool program, tutoring students in a variety of subjects and working with them in the school's greenhouse. We hope to help make the students more invested in their learning and future while exploring their environment, sustainability, and healthy lifestyle practices. Contact Allegra Mount or Emmaline Pohnl for more information.
the recyclery Through the restoration of discarded or donated bicycles, The Recyclery is promoting a sustainable and independent mode of transportation one set of wheels at a time. SEED members of all biking levels and backgrounds come to help out with various tasks at the shop and get to learn about bikes in the process. For more information or to volunteer, contact Rebecca Stith.
off-campus recycling In response to the difficulty and confusion of recycling services for many of the apartments surrounding Northwestern's campus, SEED set up recycling bins near the garbage collection sites at various apartment complexes around campus. Every two weeks, the recyclables are picked up and transferred to the Evanston recycling center. This service is free and student run, and aims to spread availability of recycling to off-campus students, as well as to build awareness and responsiveness about recycling in the Northwestern community. For more information about this project, contact Steve Pflaum.
