Wayne State University

Community Partners

SEED Wayne is made possible by a College Community Challenge grant from the Ford Motor Company Fund

Other partners include:

	AVI Foodsystems, Inc.
	Capuchin Soup Kitchen and Earthworks Urban Farm
	The Greening of Detroit (Convenor of Garden Resource Program)
	The Henry Ford (Cafeteria and Catering Services)
	City Connect Detroit
	Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
The Eastern Market Corporation	The Eastern Market Corporation
	Avalon International Breads
	Forgotten Harvest
	Food System Economic Partnership
	Gleaners Community Food Bank

 Campus Partners

 We invite partnerships with diverse campus units.  Those currently partnering in SEED Wayne activities include:

• Student Organizations--including Student Enviornmental Action Leaders (SEAL), Wayne State Students of Urban Planning (WSSUP), Mantrayoga Club, Food and Nutrition Club, Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity, and Student Organizations of Library and Information Science (SOLIS)
• Campus Operations--including the offices of the Associate Vice President for Business Affairs and Auxiliary Operations, and Facilities Management and Planning
• Academic Units--including Geography and Urban Planning, and Nutrition and Food Science (both in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences), School of Business, College of Engineering, and Honors College
• University Administration--including the offices of the Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff, Vice President for Research, Government and Community Relations, and Dean of Students.

All SEED Wayne activities are planned and implemented, to the extent possible, in collaboration with community partners.  Campus-based activities typically have participation from WSU academic and operations units and students across campus.

Warrior Demonstration Garden: An example of campus and community partnership

For example, campus and community partners in the development and maintenance of the Warrior Demonstration Garden include:

• WSU's Office of the Vice President for Research
• WSU's Office Business and Auxiliary Services
• WSU Facilities Planning and Management
• WSU's Honors College
• WSU's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts (Woodshop)
• WSU's Department of Geography and Urban Planning (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
• WSU Student groups: Student Environment Action Leaders (SEAL) and Wayne State Students of Urban Planning (WSSUP)
• AVI Foodsystems, Inc.
• Greening of Detroit (convenor of the Garden Resource Program Collaborative)
• Capuchin Soup Kitchen and its Earthworks Urban Farm