The Farm Family :
Robin, Florian, Fiona and Jess
Our Team
ROBIN TURNER
Co-owner & Farm Manager
Robin spent his twenties travelling in Asia and teaching English before finally deciding to return to University to study environmental science.
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While at UBC he was forcefully exposed to core agriculture curriculum, which made him realize that food is the main way humanity explores its connection with the natural environment. He got a job on a farm that summer. Two years after that he got his first taste of organic vegetable farming, and has never looked back.
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Robin has worked on and managed organic vegetable farms in Montreal, Boston, and Ottawa since 2004. He holds a degree in Sustainable Agriculture from the University of British Columbia.
TIM ROBINSON
Farm Manager
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With a background in building green roofs in Toronto and working on various farm, he joined our team in 2015 and quickly became essential! He fixes equipment, manages our crew, does the crop planning, harvests, moves a lot of row cover and so much more!
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Amanda Joanisse
PackShed manager
coming soon !
JESS WEATHERHEAD
Co-owner & Farm Manager
Jess has been farming for her entire life. Driving tractors, plucking chickens, and showing cows were part of a rich, rural childhood that established an appreciation for fresh air, bare feet and close food.
Jess floats around the farm, helping out and filling in where needed, supporting the awesome farm managers that have taken over the majority of daily management tasks.
She also finds time to occasionally paint. Check our her art here: Jess' art.
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Jessica graduated from St. Stephen’s University in 2008 with a degree in History and Literature.
Kat Spilka
Community Liaison, Packshed Lead, Farmer
Kat began woofing on farms way back in 2014. She quickly realized she had a passion for growing good food in a way that was healthy for the earth and began seeking jobs on farms.
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She graduated from Concordia University in 2018 with a BA Specialization in the Human Environment Program with a minor in Sustainability.
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She also does advocacy for farm workers.
She joined Roots and Shoots farm in 2021 and we are so happy! She is friendly and knowledgeable and probably the lovely person you will talk with when visiting our farm store!
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Olivia Robinson
Farm Manager
