Leslie Moskovits (she/her) owns and manages Cedar Down Farm near Neustadt, ON, Saukiing Anishnaabekiing territory,  with her partner Jeff Boesch.  We farm with a team of dedicated co-farmers – Jess Martin and Ahren Hughes as well as others who come and go!  Cedar Down grows diverse certified organic vegetables for a 200-ish member CSA program…

A farmer and board member at Beet Box Farm, Jeremy uses  farming as a tool to try to pull our culture towards a sustainable way of life: A way based on reciprocal relationships with the land and all its inhabitants. Hailing from Stittsville/Bells Corners/Westboro, and with an aerospace engineering bachelors’ at Carleton U, Jeremy found…

Co-owner of the Chi Garden and Fermentation Kitchen since 2015, experimenting on no-till farming with special focus on perennial crops and self regenerating annual crops. Free lance consultant on environment, climate and regenerative agriculture. Fellow of Indian China Institute, the New School  New York.  IG: @chigarden2015 / FB: Chi Garden

Wildwood Farm

Julie Maxwell is the current Youth President of the National Farmers Union. She runs Crocus Hill Garden, a small CSA vegetable farm on Treaty 6 Territory in West-Central Saskatchewan, adjacent to her parents’ conventional grain farm.   Crocus Hill Garden / IG: @crucushillgarden

Claire Perttula (she/her) started farming in 2017 and worked on organic vegetable and meat farms in the Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario for several years. Working with cows, chickens, pigs, ducks, and horses, running market booths  and helping with CSA drop-offs, Claire really found a love for farming. Currently, she manages a 2-acre community farm…

Larkspur Farm / IG: @larkspurfarmsblooms

Chargé de projets (CREDÉTAO) – Détenteur d’un doctorat en sciences biologiques, il a étudié et publié sur la biodiversité, la dynamique forestière et les traits fonctionnels en écologie. Il travaille au CREDÉTAO comme coordonnateur de la Plateforme Maraichère des Collines à L’Ange-Gardien, de la Plateforme en agroforesterie en Papineau, et de la Plateforme des petits…

For the past dozen years, with a team of collaborators, Sara has grown a farmer2farmer educational resource network for new and young farmers called Young Agrarians. Young Agrarians supports the next generation to access land, mentorship, business supports, on-farm training in regenerative agriculture, peer networks, and online resources. The network is coast-to-coast at the grassroots…

In addition to working as the Director of Research and Policy for the NFU, Cathy Operates an organic grain farm with her partner in Saskatchewan and has been advocating for sustainable and just farm policy since the early 1990s.