The People of the Food Action Committee

Staff (alphabetically by first name):

Garity Chapman
Urban Garden Project Coordinator

Garity has been working with the Urban Garden Project since 2007. She is an avid urban gardener with a special affinity for guerrilla city snacking, and transporting garden supplies and harvests around the city in the large basket on her bicycle. Her interests in urban agriculture continue to grow along with the scope of the Urban Garden Project and she dreams of big plans for a lush, beautiful and food productive Halifax.

With an BA in Native Studies from Trent University and a BFA from NSCAD University, Garity brings a wide scope of interests to her work, including social justice, urban planning and social art practices.

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Jen Scott
Heliotrust Coordinator; Food System Analyst

Jen studied Biology, International Development Studies, and Economics as an undergrad, then became a MES(s) at Dalhousie U.  However, most of her real education happened while working on farms.  Recently she has worked as an organic farm certification inspector and for GPI Atlantic as a genuine progress analyst.  She loves trees, milk cows, raspberries, cycling, swimming, skiing, dancing, and making really good compost.

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Marla MacLeod
Food Miles Coordinator
(902) 442–1077

Marla has been a volunteer with the Food Action Committee since 2004 and started her staff position as Food Miles Project Coordinator in 2007. She has a B.A. from Mount Allison University, and a Master of Environmental Studies from Dalhousie. She loves mucking about in her garden and cooking up tasty meals, as well as hiking, biking, and camping.

 

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Sonia Grant
Urban Garden Project Summer Programming Coordinator

Sonia is working hard for the summer months, facilitating skill building workshops, coordinating project volunteers and biking around the city helping folks and communities with their growing gardens.

Sonia is currently a student at Dalhousie University and is pursing a degree in International Development Studies.
 

Food Action Committee

Phone: (902) 442–1077
Fax: (902) 405-3716

We meet at the EAC on the third Monday of every month at 5:30. We need new members committed to a vision of sustainability. And there is lots to do: research, education, organizing, lobbying. Get involved today!