Community Farms Program Staff
Program Managers
Ramona Scott
Ramona Scott oversees TLC’s agricultural Conservation Partners Program, Education and Outreach Programs, and Community Farms Program, and plays a major role in acquiring new farms. She is committed to TLC’s mandate to protect the future of the farming for local food production and conservation of its natural biodiversity. Ramona has 40 years’ combined work experience in park planning and management; eco-tourism; nature conservation; natural foods retail; producer cooperatives; native plant landscaping; and agriculture. She has a BA in Geography; graduate studies in Forestry and Outdoor Recreation Resource Studies, and an MA in Culture and Geo-Justice. She is a certified B.C. Environmental Farm Planning Advisor.
Heather Pritchard, FarmFolk/CityFolk
Heather Pritchard is the Executive Director of FarmFolk/CityFolk Society. She has over 40 years experience assisting non-profits, cooperatives and small businesses with financial planning, organizational development and personnel management. She is a member of Fraser Common Farm Cooperative, a founder of Glorious Organics Cooperative, a member of the Metro Vancouver Agricultural Advisory Committee, a founding member of the Vancouver Food Policy Council, the co-chair of the Agricultural Land Reserve–Protection and Enhancement Committee, and a Director of the BC Food Systems Network.
Program Staff
Barbara Joughin, FarmFolk/CityFolk
Barbara is a professional writer providing documentation services and project management to nonprofit organizations, business, and government through her business, AAA WordSmith. She has collaborated in diverse community education and involvement initiatives for over 25 years as staff, volunteer and Board member. Barbara is a past member of the Vancouver Food Policy Council, where she recently led the development of Vancouver's food charter and a study on Vancouver's food security. She is also a trained chef, a certified electronic communications technician, and herbalist.
Paula Hesje, The Land Conservancy of British Columbia
Paula has always had a love for the natural world and that love was extended to the food-producing world through her work in the Agricultural Department at The Land Conservancy of BC. Paula completed a BSc in Geography at the University of Victoria, and a majority of the course work for the Restoration of Natural Systems Diploma program. In 2005, Paula went to Norway for her MSc in Agro-ecology. She now focuses on protecting land, getting it into food production, and running Conservation Holidays on farms. Paula also serves as a volunteer Board Director for the Haliburton Community Organic Farm Society.
Last Modified: April 12, 2011