You might find Anita Georgy on a big pile of soil in her front yard, standing proud after digging up her lawn to make space for a garden.
You’ll also find her in the FarmFolk CityFolk (FFCF) office, working as executive director for the province’s largest food and agriculture non-profit organization. The group has a number of programs aimed at strengthening food systems, helping farmers and mitigating climate change caused by agriculture.
Raised on a farm in southern Ontario, Georgy has been in Vancouver since the early 2000s.
Canada’s National Observer caught up with her for a chat about FFCF and her thoughts on food systems.