Hello SLU Community! My name is Lindsey Jones and I
will be working for you as the Director of Sustainability for SLU Dining
Services. This position has been created to provide the SLU Students and
Faculty with a more sustainable, local, life-giving, loving, and creative dining
system.
I look forward to growing sustainability and local
food within the University.
My background is a mingling of sustainable
involvement, with experience in social work, farming, nutrition, cooking, and
other creative opportunities. After my University experience, Local Harvest
Grocery played a major role in forming my drive to help create a sustainable and
local food system in Saint Louis. I have volunteered, worked, and been involved
with Local Harvest since 2008. Before moving back to St. Louis 2012, I was
living in a Camphill Village in Pennsylvania as a co-worker for 2 years. We
were gardening, cooking, crafting, supporting the local food system, and
practicing sustainable, organic farming together. We worked with neighboring
villages to source our foods locally and support local farmers, businesses, and
artisans.
I have also worked at the St. Patrick Center (www.stpatrickcenter.org )
as a Community Support Counselor, Horticulture Therapist, and Program
Coordinator from 2008-2010 and again from 2012-2013. This experience was one
that allowed me to see and experience first hand the need for creating a
sustainable and localized community in St. Louis.
The SLU Community plays a major role in the St.
Louis food system, and We have the power to make a remarkable difference in
the way food is served, prepared, eaten, and discarded on SLU Campus. I would
love to hear ideas on ways to make this happen.
Recyclemania is coming up February 2nd, so be ready
to Get Sustainable!!!
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