Our Committees
Our DEUFFC sub-committees are small working groups that allow DEUFFC to accomplish it’s mission by tackling projects and events focused around a particular topic. You can view a summary of each committee down below. If you would like to join or learn more about any of the committees, please contact that listed chair person in the description.
Steering Committee
Made up of committee chairs and appointed members this committee acts as the board of the Coalition by providing oversight and guidance to the group. Current members of the Steering Committee include:
Carlos Charriez - Science Teacher & Organic Garden Manager, Wilmington Friends School
Elisa King - Owner, Cultivate Forward Consulting
Karen Curtis- New Castle County Master Gardener
Kito Shanti Morris- Community Garden Coordinator, New Castle County and Founder, Operation HomeGrown
Lydia Sarson- Executive Director, Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids
Madison Walter - Urban Agriculture Coordinator, New Castle Conservation District
Dr. Melvina Brown - Adjunct Professor, Goldey Beacom College and Founder/Executive Director of the Innersource Wellness Center and Urban Regenerative Sustainability
Rick Mickowski- Community Gardener, Chair DE Envirothon
Governance Committee
This standing committee exists to develop and maintain a mode of governance for the Coalition including the development of organizational structures and the creation of new committees. Most recently they have work on the re-structing of DEUFFC based on membership feedback. View the working document here.
Contact Dr. Melvina Brown with questions at innersourcewellnesscenter@gmail.com
Policy Committee
Our policy committee’s focus is to evaluate and improve the way that DEUFFC activities are supported, allowed, and otherwise permitted by the political process. Starting in the Fall 2021, the committee began the development of a Urban Agriculture Zoning Brief focusing around the City of Wilmington.
Contact chair Karen Curtis, kacurtis@delaware.gov, with questions.
Education and Outreach Committee
For the first time in DEUFFC history, we’ve established an urban farming committee in 2024. More details will be released about this committee as they become available.
If you are interested in becoming a member of this committee, please reach out to committee chair, Kito Shanti Morris at kito@ohg302.org
After a short hiatus this committee is back in 2024! Overall, the purpose of this committee is to developing marketing strategies and providing education resources to the DEUFFC community. Stay tuned for more details about the restarting of this committee
Contact committee chair Carlos Charriez with questions at ccharriez@yahoo.com.
Urban Farming Committee
Past Committees
Below are committees that we’ve had in the past. If you are interested in reviving a committee or have an idea for a new committee, please contact deuffc@gmail.com.
Community Garden Committee
This committee connects new and existing community gardens to a variety of resources in order to support and sustain garden activities. Additionally this committee updates and publishes “The Northern Delaware Community Garden Toolkit,” and hosts our spring “Ready, Set, Grow!” event and our fall “Golden Gourd Awards” event. Contact chair Madi Walter, madison.walter@delaware.gov with questions.