Organic CSA Farmer

Hilary Chop

Current Job Description: Organic farming, opearting my own CSA

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	B.A. Environmental Studies	Carleton University, Ottawa, ON (1998)
Apprenticeships	CRAFT Massachusetts	Quail Hill Community Farm (Paconic Land Trust), Amagansett, NY (1998) Massachusetts Audobon Society, Drumlin Farm, Lincoln, MA (2000)
Family farm	Volunteer	Auora Biodynamic Farm, Creston, BC (1998)
Others	School Groud Transformation Program. Canadian Biodiversity Institute, Edible Garden Coordinator	Ottawa, ON (1999)
	Past employment
Self (since 2002)	Weston, MA; Winchester, ON; Almonte, ON	CSA farmer
Canadian Biodiversity Institute (1999)	Ottawa, ON	Edible Garden Coordinator

Nutritionist/Co-owner of "The Big Carrot"

Julie Daniluk

Current Job Description: Nutritionist/Cooking Instructor/Public Relations Representative, and Co-Owner of The Big Carrot, Toronto. Responsible for creating the Free Evening Lectures and giving guided nutritional in-store tours

Attractions of Current Job: Educating the public about the benefits of organic food. Meeting with the media to bring the organic message to a larger audience, and helping people get to a quality level of health through an understanding of natural remedies.

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	R.H.N. - Registered Holistic Nutritionist	Canadian School of Natural Nutrition
Courses	7 courses in Herbology; 1 course in Aromatherapy and Homeopathy	Emerson Herbal College
Certificates	Theatre Arts Program	George Brown College
Apprenticeships	Event Production	Martin Roberson
Family farm
Others	3 courses in Photography	Ryerson University
	Past employment
Viva Magazine	Toronto, ON	Health Editor/Photographyer/Writer for national health magazine
FoodShare	Toronto, ON	Event co-producer for Field to Table Festival and World's Largest Salad Bar
The W Network TV	Toronto, ON	Nutritionist for TV Show, "Right Fit" and online nutritionist for W network.

Organic Farmer

Chris Krucker

Current Job Description: Owner-operator of small diversified organic farm

Attractions of Current Job: Working directly with communities and organizations to fund farming at a local level

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	Bachelor of Social Work and Philosophy	McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Others	Farming for 10 years	Ancaster, ON
	Past employment
Affordable Housing Action Association	Mississauga, ON	Community development worker
Workable Services	Hamilton, ON	client services manager

Organic Farmer

Heather Lekx

Current Job Description: CS Farmer and Internship Coordinator, Ignatius Farm Community Shared Agriculture, Guelph, ON

Attractions of Current Job: Diverse, small scale, organic farming on a diverse property, combined with educating people about organic agriculture and knowing the community of people that eat our produce, is intellectually and physically challenging and enjoyable!

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	BSc. (Env), Major: Ecology	University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
Courses	Sustainable Agriculture	University of California, Davis, CA
Certificates	Master Composter training	Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ithaca, NY
Apprenticeships	Senior Apprenticeship, Greenfields Farm, Edible Landscape Nursery Intern, ECHO	Farm of Lorez Eppinger, Campbellville, ON ECHO, Fort Myers, FL and Jaguar Creek, Belize
Others	Volunteer and member of CSA	Annandale Farm, Kingston, ON Narrowbridge Farm, Ithaca, NY
	Past employment
Plant Breeding, Cornell	Ithaca, NY	Technician for corn breeding research team
Fruit & Vegetable Science, Cornell	Ithaca, NY	Technician for organic vegetable trials, soil and nutrient analysis
Pest Mgt. Research Centre, AAFC	Vineland Station, ON	Technician for small fruits virus program; virus indexing, grafting, field and lab work

Membership Services Coordinator- Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario

Karen Maitland

Current Job Description: Membership Services co-ordinator for the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario

Attractions of Current Job: WOrking with Farmers who are passionate about their farms, who are willing to share their knowledge with other farmers, and who share a similar world view with me.

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	BSc. MSc. Agriculture	University of Guelph
Others	Organic farming survey done in previous job	Southern Ontario
	Past employment
University of Guelph	Guelph, ON	Research Associate

President of Homestead Organics

Tom Manley

Current Job Description: President, owner, and general manager of Homestead Organics, Berwick, ON, an organic feedmill, grain elevator, and farm supply business serving crop and livestock farmers in ON, QC, NY, and Atlantic Canada

Attractions of Current Job: Running my own business, fast growing industry, excitement and novelty in a new agricultural segment, great, friendly people, continuing innovation

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	Bachelor of Computer Science	College Militaire Roya, St-Jean, QC
Courses	Military planning, leadership, management	Canadian Armed Forces
Family farm	Family dairy farm, 70 cows milking in 1978	Berwick, ON
Others	Telecommunications, internet technologies	Bell Canada, Montreal, QC
	Past employment
Bell Canada	Montreal, QC	Sales engineer, and then marketing manager for Sympatico internet
Lotto-Quebec	Montreal, QC	Lottery network engineer
Canadian Armed Forces	Montreal, QC	Telecommunication manager for Forces installation in the region of Montreal

Co-Owners of McSmiths Organic Farm

Cathy McGregor-Smith and Gary Smith

Current Job Description: Co-owners of McSmiths Organic Farm, St. Thomas, ON

Attractions of Current Job: Being full-time organic farmers, working as a husband/wife team; adding new ventures in our operations, e.g. organic greenhouses, livestock, laying hens, on-farm market, and starting a solar energy company

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	RCAT Lab technology course	Ridgetown, ON
Courses	numerous small business courses
Certificates	Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program Class #6
Apprenticeships	IOIA basic and livestock inspector
Family farm	Operating McSmiths since 1984	St. Thomas, ON
	Past employment
Agriculture Canada	University of Western Ontario, London, ON	Entomology, Head of Insect Rearing

Organic Farmer

Fran McQuail

Current Job Description: Organic farmer on small family farm in Huron County, ON; Direct marketing fruit, vegetables, and meat to local families

Attractions of Current Job: Working with animals and plants in an harmonious way with Nature; producing and eating delicious organic food; enthusiastic feedback from customers; flexible schedule; outdoor work

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	B.A. Biology	Earlham College, Indiana
Courses	Introduction to Ecological Agriculture Principles of Organic Horticulture Self Help Facilitator Training Holistic Resource Management	EFAO, Guelph, ON OACC, NSAC, NS Women Today, Clinton, ON Wroxeter, ON
Family farm	Meeting Place Organic Farm, 1973 - present	Lucnow, Huron County, ON
	Past employment
Self	Lucknow, ON	Owner/Operator of Certified Organic Farm
Government of Ontario	Clinton, ON	Constituency Assistant
Bruce County	Lucknow, ON	Branch Library Supervisor

Organic horse farmer & grazier

Tony McQuail

Current Job Description: Organic House Farmer and Grazier

Attractions of Current Job: Growing and eating great food; being appreciated by customers; fresh air and exercise; a beautiful farm to work on; no commuting; working with happy and healthy animals; working towards a sustainable food production system that can serve as one of the keys to sustainable society

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	Honours Environmental Studies BES 1976	University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Courses	Horse Plowing UI Carpentry Course, 1978 Welding Holistic Resource Management, 1995	Laings, Sparta, ON Clinton, ON Wingham, ON Wroxeter, ON
Certificates	OATI Participative Training	Guelph, ON
Family farm	Wickershome Dairy Farm, 1970 Bisset Brothers Dairy, 1971-1972 Meeting Place Organic Farm, 1973 - present	Kennett Square, PA Godrich, ON Lucknow, ON
Others	Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario - tours, meetings, short courses	Ontario
	Past employment
Self	Lucknow, ON, 1973-present	Organic farmer
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture	Toronto, ON, 1990-1992	Executive Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture
Foodland Hydro Committee	Guelph, ON, 1985-1987	Chairman and lead invervenor - Consolidated Transmission Hearing

Restaurant Owner/Manager

Allison Mitchell

Current Job Description: Restaurant Manager/Co-Owner, Artisanale Cafe & Restaurant (@ The Bookshelf), Guelph, ON

Attractions of Current Job: Self-employed - varied responsibilities and activities; starting a business I feel passionate about (serving great food, using ingredients supplied by local and organic farmers, many of whom we have a personal connection with). Eventually plan to have opportunities to give back to the community (teach customers about organics, sustainability, eating locally; taste education for children and youth; fundraising; fulfilling to meet lots of interesting people

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	Culinary Management diploma	George Brown College, Toronto, 1994
Courses	Year 1 B. Comm	University of Victoria, 1998
Certificates	Certificate of Qualification Read Seal Journeyman Cook	Ontario
Apprenticeships	6-month intensive Biodynamic CSA apprenticeship (pre-CRAFT)	Saugeen River CSA, Durham, ON, 2000, Glencolten Farm (Michael Schmidt)
Others	2-month apprenticeship organic CSA (CRAFT)	Greenfields Farm, Campbellville, ON, 2001
	Past employment
Gracie	Guelph, ON	Stay-at-home mummy (hardest job ever!)
Various caterers, restaurants	Toronto, ON and Victoria, BC	P/T Catering Chef or Server/Bartender
JK ROM, Palmerston Restaurant	Toronto, ON	apprenticeship under Jamie Kennedy, advanced to Sous-chef, Kitchen Manager

Restaurant chef & owner

Yasser Qahawish

Current Job Description: Restaurant Manager/Co-Owner, Artisanale Cafe & Restaurant (@ The Bookshelf), Guelph, ON

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	Culinary Management diploma	George Brown College, Toronto, ON, 1994
Apprenticeships	For many of Toronto's top chefs - JP Challet, Didier LeRoy	Toronto, ON
Others	Travelled through France, Spain, Italy to cook in several Michelin Star restaurants	Europe
	Past employment
Osgoode Hall Restaurant, Law Society of Upper Canada	Toronto, ON	Executive Chef
Corner House Restaurant	Toronto, ON	Chef
Various restaurants	Toronto, ON and the United States	Cook

Member Relations Manager

Andrea Ramlogan

Current Job Description: Member Relations Manager, Organic Meadow Co-operative Inc., Guelph, ON

Attractions of Current Job: Working with a team across Canada to secure organic milk for Organic Meadow branded products; working to establish localized food systems under a national brand

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	B.A. (Hons) International Development MBA	University of Guelph Wilfrid Laurier University
Family farm	Wadden Family (6th generation dairy farm)	Thorndale, ON
	Past employment
Middlesex Federation of Agriculture	London, ON	Project Co-ordinator

Project Manager

Mike Shook

Current Job Description: As Program Manager of FarmStart, I do program design, fundraising, coordination and adminstration of the overall program. I am also responsible for the management of the farm facility near Guelph, and the replication of program initiatives in other locations in Ontario.

Attractions of Current Job: The job involves a wide range of varied activities as outlined above and draws upon a lifetime of experience in agriculture and program planning, as well as mentorship and training of new farmers - a wonderful variety of activities for a person with a short span of attention.

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	MA International Development Studies	St. Mary's University, Nova Scotia
Family farm	Grw up on a family farm in Pennsylvania Farmed 120 ac mixed farm in Perty County, ON	Perth County, ON
Others	Commercial beekeeper, 12 years	Perth and Lanark Counties
	Past employment
FarmStart	Guelph, ON	Project Manager
Falls Brook Centre	New Brunswick	International Interns Program Coordinator
PRAxis (Participatory Research Associates)	Guyana	Founder/Director

Organic farmer

Ann Slater

Current Job Description: Farmer; small scale Intensive Market Garden, St. Mary's, ON (1.5 ac); 35 member CSA; vendor at St. Mary's Farmers' Market; limited restaurants and health food sales

Attractions of Current Job: Providing local, organic food for local community; ots of variety and challenges; working outdoors; continuous learning; relying on own knowledge and experience

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	Honours BSc. in Biology	Trent University, Peterborough, ON
Courses	EFAO Facilitator Training
Family farm	Childhood on farm; started own projects on farm	Lakeside, ON
Others	books, magazines, conferences (e.g. Guelph Organic Conference)
	Past employment
EFAO	Ontario	Couse Facilitator, Introduction to Ecological Agriculture
EFAO	Ontario	Course Writer and Facilitator; Direct Marketing, Market Garden Crop Rotation
EFAO	Ontario	Phone and On-Farm Advisor

Organic dairy farmer/Freelance journalist

Stewart Slater

Current Job Description: Organic dairy farmer/Journalist (freelance)

Attractions of Current Job: Sense of contributing to environmental solutions; many opportunities for expanded learning

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	BSc. Integrated Science Studies (Geography/Journalism)	Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
Courses	Environmental Philosophy	University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Certificates	Livestock Medicines Environmental Farm Plan	St. Mary's, ON
Family farm	Born and raised and now operating, a 20 cow dairy, 150 ac farm	St. Mary's, ON
Others	Strategic Planning and Governance through OntarBio	Guelph, ON
	Past employment
SEE Magazine	Edmonton, AB	Music and film editor
St. Mary's Journal Argus	St. Mary's, ON	Reporter/Photographer
CKCU Radio, Carleton	Ottawa, ON	Environmental programming

Rural family physician

Art Wiebe

Current Job Description: Rural Family Physician

Attractions of Current Job: Getting to know farmers and their situations. Being able to integrate my passion for the environment with my professional training

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	BSc. M.D.	Brock University University of Ottawa
Courses	Introductory Draft Horse Workshop	Farm of Ken and Martha Laing, Sparta, ON
Certificates	CCFP, FCFP, Diploma Sport Medicine
Apprenticeship	Summers on fruit farms since birth; regular work since age 8	Niagara peninsula, ON
Family farm	Currently have 110 ac	Tiverton, ON
Others	Board member of CAPE (Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment)	Ontario
	Past employment
Self	Niagara, ON	Family physician
Self	Deep River, ON	Family physician
Self	Kincardine, ON	Family physician

Marketing Coordinator

Jennifer Whiting

Current Job Description: Marketing Coordinator for Organic Meadow Inc., Guelph, ON

Attractions of Current Job: Working with customers, packaging design, trade shows, advertising campaigns, and of course, working with the wonderful staff at Organic Meadow

	Name of Degree, Course, Certificate	Location
Degrees	BSc. Environmental Sciences; Natural Resource Management	University of Guelph
	Past employment
City of Guelph, Waterworks Department	Guelph, ON	Building Maintenance Assistant