The Eastern Washington University Sustainability Project (EWU-SP) is a student-led organization dedicated to promoting sustainability and social justice at Eastern Washington University.
Our most active projects right now are:
- Planning an EWU Campus Garden which will both produce fresh food for use at campus dining facilities and act as an outdoor educational environment that enables people to gain first-hand experience both with the living world and with their local food system … it will also act as a display model for how to transition to sustainable water-use practices through campus-wide natural/native landscaping systems
- Developing a model for a Sustainable EWU Dining Services system trying to get healthy, locally-grown, organic foods served at EWU dining facilities, and reducing the amount of waste produced at these dining facilities by composting food waste, large reductions in purchases of disposable containers/utensils, and composting food waste (and disposable biodegradable containers) …
- Media outreach, including publishing a monthly newsletter and running a website, artwork and video production, setting up or attending speaking events or conferences, writing public announcements for local radio broadcasts and press releases for written publication, and notifying people of important community events, amongst many other things …
- To see what else we’re working on, take a look at our list of current projects.
If you’re interested in helping out, there are lots of things that you could do. Everyone has something to offer. We’d love to have you join us at one of our meetings or events, and share your ideas.
Even if you can’t make it to a meeting right now, feel free to let us hear any suggestions or questions you’ve got, by emailing us or in the joining in the online discussions.
