ALYSSA MINDER

Land Lab Student Farmer and Advocate

(she/her/hers)
Alyssa is a University of Minnesota Duluth senior; majoring in Anthropology with a minor in Environmental Sustainability. She is also an Assistant for the Institute on the Environment and an organizer for the annual Sustainability Summit. Through her studies she has focused on sustainability and food systems, specifically organic agriculture and hydroponics. Alyssa has been an active student farmer at the Land Lab for two years and is a firm believer in the farm. It is her desire for the Land Lab to continue to enrich the education of UMD students, professors and the Duluth community. For more information explore her Instagram @_mindher.

COLE GROTTING

Land Lab Student Farmer and Advocate

(he/him/his)
Cole is a senior Environment and Sustainability major and a two season veteran of the Land Lab. During the school year he works as a student assistant at the UMD Office of Sustainability and is passionate about adapting human infrastructure to become sustainable (waste systems, energy, food, food waste, transportation, etc.) He believes local food systems, organic farming, and food education are critical facets of sustainability and that the Land Lab has and can continue to offer even more incredible opportunities for UMD to play a role in creating sustainable food systems and educated consumers of food.