Claire Perttula

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 in Scarborough, Ontario and coordinates a staff team working on agriculture training programs and food justice projects in the neighbourhood.

Claire is also passionate about food policy and has a masters degree in public policy, specializing in economic and environmental policy, and is a PhD student at York University researching farmer-led policy and planning frameworks around the farm succession crisis.

WS: Tackling Transitions: Informing a New Food Systems Planning Strategy for Ontario
IG: @farmerclairesfoodfun