Danielle Duni Selected to be on Local Food Team at Fort Lewis College

2013 Oct 21

Danielle Duni, of Denver, CO, was selected to be a member of the Local Food Team at Fort Lewis College's Environmental Center. Duni's major is Environmental Studies.

The Environmental Center’s Local Food Team works to promote local food security and connect Fort Lewis College to the local food system. The team helps run the campus garden, puts on events educating our community on the importance and benefits of local food and supports projects that increase student access to local food. The team also supports the planning of the February Food Retreat, an annual event that brings together local food producers and consumers to build common ground and improve food systems in the community.

Founded in 1991, the Fort Lewis College Environmental Center (EC) is a campus organization committed to working for environmental sustainability and social justice both at Fort Lewis College and in the Durango community. As part of its student-driven mission, the EC works to connect students to opportunities to create real change. Each year, the EC selects student leaders through a competitive application process. Selected students work on small teams in a non-profit like setting to address the most critical environmental and social issues facing our world. Through their work, the EC students are creating change today while also gaining skills and experience vital to becoming tomorrow's civic leaders.