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Welcome to Who Will Feed Us

WWFU is a podcast by young farmers exploring the forces that shape Canadian agriculture and the solutions needed to build a more just and ecologically sustainable food system. Throughout a nine episode arc, a variety of guests, including activists, policy advocates, and of course other farmers, farmworkers, seedkeepers and food providers, will share individual experiences as they help hosts, and listeners, understand some of the underpinnings of what we believe is a food system that serves no one a healthy meal.

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Episodes

Episode 1: Why Land Access?

Land access is a constant topic among young farmers: “Where are you farming? How did...
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Episode 2: What’s the deal with Québec?

The crew explores how Québec is leading the way in farm renewal through effective policies...
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Episode 3: If I could say one thing to someone wanting to farm from my context, it would be…

Farming journeys are rarely the same, whether first-generation or intergenerational. There’s no simple path, making...
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Episode 4: Farming on ‘Public’ Lands – Highs and Lows

Public lands in Canada—like parks or crown land—are government-managed, with the nation’s people as primary...
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Episode 5: Beyond Private Ownership: Where does the conversation need to go?

Episode 5 features an in-depth conversation between two former co-farmers on finding security in a...
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Episode 6: Finding Hope in the Unique Stories

Reflect on the season’s land access stories and strategies with S&G hosts. While six episodes...
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Episode 1: Who Will Feed Us

Meet our host, Ayla Fenton, and three co-hosts: Stuart Oke, Aliyah Fraser, and Madeline Marmor....
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Episode 2: Corporatization of Agriculture

Join our talk about the corporatization and financialization of agriculture with Cathy Holtslander, National Farmers...
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Episode 3: Land Access (Part One)

Learn about land access issues, specifically the financialization of growing/farm land with our guest Katherine...
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Episode 4: Land Access (Part Two)

Explore the issues of accessing land that are facing young farmers today. We’re thrilled to...
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Hosts

Who Will Feed Us Host: Ayla Fenton

Ayla Fenton — Host

Ayla is a first-generation farmer and community organizer. She graduated from Queen's University in 2011 with a B. Sc (Honours) in Biology, and since 2013 has been working on local organic farms, learning regenerative production methods for vegetables, livestock, cereal grains and dairy. Since. Ayla has been a board member of the National Farmers Union, and is a former Youth President. She has been involved with organizing young farmers and farmworkers nationally and internationally, advocating for the transition to agroecology, food sovereignty and climate justice. Ayla also represents the NFU in the global peasant movement La Via Campesina.


Who Will Feed Us Host: Aliyah Fraser

Aliyah Fraser — Co-Host

Aliyah is a Kitchener-based farmer who owns and operates a quarter acre market garden called Lucky Bug Farm. The farm is located within the Haldimand Tract and is on the traditional territory of the Mississauga, Anishnabeg, Attiwonderonk (neutral) and Haudenoshaunee peoples. She imagines a food system where more people have access to ecologically grown food, where there is less waste and where there's a better understanding of the labour it takes to get food from the farm to the table. Aliyah also has an undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies in Urban planning from the University of Waterloo. She believes that food and housing are human rights. She lives in Kitchener, Ontario with her partner Thomas and cat Frankie.
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Who Will Feed Us Host: Madeline Marmor

Madeline Marmor — Co-Host

Maddie is a landless farmer born in downtown Toronto. She has been farming for the past 7 years on farms throughout Ontario and has grown food on the current and traditional lands of the Houdensaunee, Anishinabewaki, Attiwonderonk, Mississauga, Odawa, Wendake-Nionwentsïo, Petun, Saugeene - Ojibiway nations.Over the years she has come to recognize the privilege and political significance of farming on stolen land, knowledge which has informed her dedication to food sovereignty and agroecology. She is a member of the National Farmers Union and sits on the Climate Justice collective for the international social movement La Via Campesina.