FoodCycles

Ian Hepburn-Aley

Ian Hepburn-Aley is FoodShare’s (http://www.foodshare.net) Community Food Facilitator and supports urban agriculture projects across the City. He also acts as a Food Animator at FoodShare, building capacity for new community kitchens, fresh food markets, and community gardens in low-income neighbourhoods.

Ian has worked on both rural and urban farms including Growing Power Inc. He has also educated youth about environmental issues and engaged communities in neighbourhood-based environmental initiatives.

Susan Butler

Susan Butler is a long-time staff member of FoodShare Toronto, and founding board member of Green Thumbs, Growing Kids, and of FoodCycles. She is also board member of Toronto Educational Opportunity Fund.

She has worked in Toronto schools since 1996 as a resource person improving access to healthy food for families through student nutrition programs and food gardens.

Ashlee Cooper

Ashlee Cooper coordinated the Eglinton Park Heritage Community Garden, conducting education sessions and developing ecological garden programming for children and adults as well as English as a second language classes for New Canadians.

She completed an internship in organic agriculture at a community supported agriculture farm in Guelph, Ontario in 2008 (Ignatius Farm http://bit.ly/xFO7u). Ashlee also trained at Growing Power Inc.

Sunday Harrison

Sunday Harrison is Executive Director of Green Thumbs, Growing Kids (http://www.kidsgrowing.ca/), a hands-on urban agriculture and environmental organization that works in school food gardens. She brings over 10 years of experience in community development and composting to the project.

Mike Nevin

Mike Nevin is recognized as Toronto’s top expert on composting, running FoodShare’s composting operations and educating hundreds of people a year through workshops at FoodShare and City of Toronto Environment Days as well as through site visits and consultation work.

Mike keeps himself up to date with new research in composting and continues to develop new techniques and pass this knowledge on to others.

Armida Sawan

Almeda volunteer turned board memeber bio coming soon

David Wild

David Wild is a freelance medical writer with a strong interest in growing food and a fascination with soil. He has an entrepreneur's spirit and is particularly keen on getting FoodCycles to a point of financial viability.

He has worked on an organic farm in Ontario growing gourmet vegetables and has volunteered at Growing Power, an innovative urban agriculture project based in Milwaukee.

Rebekka Hutton

Rebekka Hutton is the Community Development Program Manager for Evergreen’s Common Grounds Program. Rebekka brings 20 years of community and customer service experience in the arts, travel, and hospitality sectors, as well as four years connecting diverse communities with nature through the growing of food.

Her involvement with FoodCycles is driven by her passion for community building and knowledge of the food cycle. Rebekka has also trained at Growing Power Inc.

Anan Lololi

Bio to come

Lynsey Kissane

Bio coming soon