Victoria (she/her) grew up in Argentina surrounded by pastures and surreal sunsets; a setting that spurred her love for nature. After working as an elementary school teacher in Buenos Aires, she migrated to Toronto with her family and is now an Organic Master Gardener. She is transforming every room in her home into makeshift greenhouses populated with plants – that is, when she is not camping on the great Canadian shield.

Caroline (she/her) is a nature lover and food justice advocate. After engineering school she realized that plants are the best teachers, and learned to farm flowers and then food. In her spare time she can be found somewhere in the woods or dancing in the disco. 

Mariam (she/her) grew up in Toronto and graduated as a Horticulture Technician from Durham College. Her gardening and farming skills were developed across Canada, Europe, and the UK. She is dedicated to improving and preserving green spaces and food security for all. She loves plants so much that she dreams of living in a greenhouse. In her free time, she can be found riding horses and eating ice cream.

Sugeev (He/Him) is an environmental studies graduate with a focus on sustainable development. He is handy with his tools and an experienced machine operator. He has worked on Toronto’s erosion control plan building wave barriers and planting trees in newly developed subdivisions. He is a strong advocate for localizing food sources and farm to table knowledge. After hours he can be found working in his backyard garden with his little one.

Julia (they/them) graduated from Queen’s University in printmaking and art history and has a Diploma in Organic Land Care from Gaia College. Julia joined the BUFCO team after working at organic grocery stores and farmer’s markets, building rammed earth houses, and designing vegetable gardens. In their spare time, Julia can be found tending their own backyard veggie patch, playing music and cooking for friends.

Debbie (she/her) is an engineering graduate from University of Toronto and has a Diploma in Organic Land Care from Gaia College. She endeavours to combine her technical skills with BUFCO’s vision to encourage mutually uplifting relationships between the earth and its inhabitants. She enjoys feeding garden scraps to her bunny, feeding bunny poo to her worms, then feeding worm poo back to her garden.