The SEED Team
Tom Armitage
Manager of The SEED
Nicole Leighton
Grocery and Market Coordinator
Kari Badgerow
Wholesale Services Coordinator
Omelnisaa Giddam
Shelldale Farm Park Coordinator
Kaitlin Ball
Customer Service Lead
Dawn Raynard
Warehouse Associate
Jude Keefe
Warehouse Associate
Sarah Wilmer
Fresh Food Rx Coordinator
Logan Pollock
Warehouse and Delivery Coordinator
Danielle Steed
Market Lead
Emily Colley-Divjak
Grocery Pack Lead
The programs we run would not be possible without thousands of hours contributed by amazing volunteers. The following posts highlight contributions from SEED champions!
October 2022 SEED Champion: Steven Esson
Every month, we highlight someone who makes The SEED the do-it-together food movement that it is. This month we highlight Steven, a volunteer who packs groceries every week for Groceries from The SEED! Steven has volunteered for over 100 hours since starting in 2021....
Community FEWD: a tasty SEED partnership!
This article was co-written by Yasi Zorlutuna. The SEED partners with many local organizations to make good things happen. Community FEWD is one of these. Our work together has been growing strong since May 2022! Food Equity with Dignity Community FEWD (Food Equity...
September 2022 SEED Champion: Caleb Sanders
Every month, we highlight someone who makes The SEED the do-it-together food movement that it is. This month we highlight Caleb, a staff member who joined our team in July through our Good Food Work Experience program! From day one, Caleb showed up eager to learn and...
Large food donations from Second Harvest enter our community
For the last few weeks, The SEED has been receiving large food donations and getting the free food out to our community. Starting on July 22 and thanks to funding from United Way, we now are receiving a truckload of donated food weekly from Second Harvest. The first...
August 2022 SEED Champion: Eleah Stringer
Every month, we highlight someone who makes The SEED the do-it-together food movement that it is. This month we highlight Eleah, a student who has made a big impact on our work from far away in Victoria, BC! As a Research & Program Assistant with Fresh Food Rx,...
Sourcing local food at The SEED
This July, The SEED rebooted our relationship with the Elmira Produce Auction Cooperative through an amazing partnership with Two Rivers Neighbourhood Group, allowing us to get more local food to our community. Auction Day! At 9am every Wednesday, Nat and Leks hop...
July 2022 SEED Champion: Sherry Holder
Every month, we highlight someone who makes The SEED the do-it-together food movement that it is. This month we chatted with Sherry, a Groceries from The SEED delivery volunteer. Sherry is a kind-hearted, hard-working, and incredibly passionate team member who has...
June 2022 SEED Champion: Chris Merchant
Every month, we highlight someone who makes The SEED the do-it-together food movement that it is. This month we are talking about Chris Merchant CHC board member. Chris is a passionate, thoughtful and articulate Guelph CHC board member who also chairs the Finance...
May 2022 SEED Champion: Jacob Goldfarb
Every month we feature someone who helps make The SEED what it is. Meet Jacob- a regular donor and microgreens farmer! Since 2020, Jacob has been an ongoing champion for The SEED. He regularly donates various microgreens from Goldfarm Canada, his vertical farm here in...
Fresh Food Prescription Spotlight
The SEED's Fresh Food Prescription (FFRx) program is a research project that is currently coming to the end of its second phase. What we are researching, and how Doctors and health care providers from the Guelph Community Health Centre write prescriptions for free...