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Doreen Ojala
Executive Project Manager
projectmanager@foodshedproject.ca
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Doreen Ojala graduated from Canadore College in Biological Sciences Technology and
graduated with an Earth Science
degree from Laurentian University in 1996. She has also
taken several courses in food security from Ryerson University. Doreen
worked for Heat Save North in her earlier years, and later became the
first female EnerGuide for Houses certified energy advisor in Canada
(through Natural Resources Canada).
Her roots run deep in Northern Ontario, dating back to the 1880's when her grandparents family immigrated from Sweden.
Doreen moved back to the family homestead as a child. It was one
of her first insights into how
as pioneers from a distant land, her ancestors survived by growing and
preserving their
own food. The family homestead basement was full of her
grandmothers preserving jars. She remembers potato gardening and
hoeing the raspberry patch with her grandfather August Johnson until he was over
85. She also recalls the north and south facing garden and one of
her biggest childhood successes - transplanting wild
strawberries!
As a part-time naturalist, and as someone interested in sustainable diets, Doreen started The Foodshed Project as a
way to sustain support for community gardens. Since 2003, The Foodshed Project has evolved and is now moving
in the direction of engaging the next generation of
Greater Sudbury "foodies" to develop a more local,
climate-friendly, and biologically diverse, food system. Currently, The
Foodshed Project has taken a new direction - coordinating fresh food
donations to food banks with the Grow A Row program.
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Lark Fairgrieve
Farm Yard Gardens Coordinator 2010
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Lark Fairgrieve is the 2010 Farm Yard Gardens Coordinator. Lark
was part of the 2009 program, and brings a wealth of knowledge with her.
Lark is a recent graduate at Laurentian University's Biomedical program,
and is a certified Community Food Advisor.
Farmer Lark's 2009 and 2010 Farm Yard
Gardens pictures posted Picasa here.
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Nicholas Wolynsky
Youth Engagement Coordinator 2009
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Nick Wolynsky has left The Foodshed Project to live in
Toronto. We thank Nick for his brilliant work with a video camera and his dedication to food
sustainability! Nick was also the coordinator for the Farm Yard Gardens Internship
Program in 2009.
Nick worked with our partner organization, the Let's Talk Science
Partnership Program, to organize the Food sustainability Science Fair
Grant program at two local elementary schools. He also produced the Suzanne Hanna
DVD on how to start a community garden and DVD instructional video on
hydroponics with Judy
Olacke from Manitoulin Secondary School. Nick also did extensive
research into food sustainability programs for youth across Ontario, and
this report is now available for the public. Please contact us at info@foodshedproject.ca
for a copy and a DVD presentation of the report. Please refer the
Nicks online presentation of the final version called "Youth
Engagement in Food Sustainability : A Review of Programs in
Ontario"
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