The SEED Team
Nicole Leighton
Manager of The SEED
Logan Pollock
Wholesale Enterprise Coordinator
Kaitlin Ball
Customer Service Coordinator
Emily Colley-Divjak
Grocery and Market Enterprise Coordinator
Omelnisaa Giddam
Shelldale Farm Park Coordinator
Sarah Wilmer
Fresh Food Rx Coordinator
Jude Keefe
Warehouse Associate
Firzul Ul Haq
Grocery and Market Lead
Ingrid Jones
Souper Heroes Lead
Geoff Martin
Westmount Garden Coordinator & Warehouse Associate
Julie Lewis
Warehouse Associate & Shelldale Farm Park Assistant
Brandon Kozeyah
SEED Assistant
Heath Holloway
Warehouse Assistant
Austin Stokman
Warehouse Associate
We want to thank Greg Fess Photography for the above staff photos. Greg and his team were fast, professional, and put the team at ease for this shoot. See more of his work at https://www.instagram.com/gregfessphotography/ and https://gregfess.com/
Melissa Kwiatkowski
CEO of Guelph Community Health Centre
Kate Vsetula
Director of Community Programs and Development
Shearin Fahandazh
Student and Volunteer Coordinator
Nicola Flint
Communications Coordinator
Balu Mistry
Finance Manager
The programs we run would not be possible without thousands of hours contributed by amazing volunteers. Some of our blog posts highlight contributions from SEED champions:
Program Spotlight: Good Food Distribution
Food insecurity is an income-based issue. Since incomes exist on a spectrum so too does food insecurity. There are many people in our community who are marginally food insecure, that means their household incomes are such that they worry about running out of food...
April 2023 SEED Champion: James Ball
James has been volunteering with us for over a year, and he comes every single week always ready to take on a new role! He is super flexible and dependable. James is patient, kind and could not be a better volunteer. We are so grateful to have him on our pack line!...
Guelph Farmers’ Market: We are back!
We are back at the Guelph Farmers’ Market for 2023! In 2022, 10C assumed direction of operating the Guelph Farmers’ Market, with a goal of revitalizing the space. We hope to help in their mission of improving Farmers’ Market access for everyone. We loved hosting a...
March 2023 SEED Champion: Ingrid von Cube
Every month we highlight someone who makes the SEED the do-it-together movement that it is. It takes a community to feed a community, and we've got an incredible community! This month we want to introduce Ingrid von Cube, who has continuously been a dedicated...
February 2023 SEED Champion: Ken Pilgrim
Every month, we highlight someone who makes The SEED the do-it-together food movement that it is. This month we meet Ken, a regular volunteer in the Upcycle Kitchen. Ken brings many things to his role including positivity, flexibility, humour, patience and lots of...
Program Spotlight: Creative Conversations
Creative Conversations provides opportunities to cook and learn and grow food together, while forming community connections, for older adults (ages 55+). Creative Conversations is a drop-in program. The SEED has been running it for the past several months, two days...
January 2023 SEED Champion: Tracey Gowan
Every month, we highlight someone who makes The SEED the do-it-together food movement that it is. This month we meet Tracey, one of our regular Groceries from The SEED customers. Tracey has been a customer since we opened in November 2020, and she has ordered from our...
Shelldale Farm Park Community Harvest Celebration
This post was co-written by Omelnisaa Giddam. The SEED is a proud partner in Shelldale Farm Park. In 2021, we embarked on this multi- year project, starting with the rehabilitation of the community garden and kitchen at 20 Shelldale Cres. With lots of activity in both...
November 2022 SEED Champion: Customer ‘X’
Every month, we highlight someone who makes The SEED the do-it-together food movement that it is. This month, one of our regular Groceries from The SEED customers tells her story. She prefers to remain anonymous. This customer has been with us since the beginning of...
Fresh Food Rx Phase 2 Update
The SEED's Fresh Food Prescription (FFRx) program has been running since 2019 and has now wrapped up its second phase! We last wrote about FFRx in this blog post in the spring. Read on for our latest findings and updates! Why Food Prescriptions? Food prescription...