Window of Opportunity
Friday April 10th, 2015 with Chris White
Local food: Amber Westfall, Katrina Siks, Wesley Petite

* Amber Westfall is a herbalist who leads plant walks, gives talks and teaches courses for adults and children through the International Academy Health Education Centre. She stewards a 1/4 acre of land as part of Just Food’s Start-up Farm Program. Website: www.thewildgarden.ca * Katrina Siks is the co-founder of Hidden Harvest, a social enterprise that harvests fruits and nuts from urban trees, sells trees that make sense for Ottawa’s future harvests, and influences public policy and awareness with regard to trees. Katrina coordinates media relations, volunteer training, the Plan(t) for Tomorrow program and social media activities. Website: ottawa.hiddenharvest.ca/about * Wesley Petite is a Carleton University graduate student who works with the Campus Food Systems Project and the Carleton Food Collective. These projects aim to reduce food waste, feed students, and get more local, sustainable, healthy food onto Ontario’s campuses. Website: http://carletonfoodcollective.ca