Arlene Hazzan Green
Arlene (she/her) is an avid gardener and life-long learner who loves to share her knowledge. She is an Organic Master Gardener, an Accredited Organic Land Care Practitioner with SOUL (Society for Organic Urban Landcare), and has a Diploma in Organic Land Care from Gaia College. Arlene is also an Emmy award winning television director and writer. (Photograph: Brianna-Roye)
Marc Green
VP Operations, Installations
Marc (he/him) is a meticulous project manager with a focus on customer service excellence and is driven by his desire to deliver product and services that meet or surpass the highest expectations. Marc is an avid outdoors enthusiast, loves wilderness camping, canoeing, and fishing. He also has a deep connection with music, spending his spare time playing guitar and piano. “Nature is medicine for the spirit. Music is medicine for the soul.”
Arlene Hazzan Green
CEO; VP Gardening Division, Garden Designer
Arlene (she/her) is an avid gardener and life-long learner who loves to share her knowledge. She is an Organic Master Gardener and Accredited Organic Land Care Practitioner with SOUL (Society for Organic Urban Landcare). Arlene is also an Emmy award winning television director and writer.
Marc Green
VP Operations, Installations
Marc (he/him) is a meticulous project manager with a focus on customer service excellence and is driven by his desire to deliver product and services that meet or surpass the highest expectations. Marc is an avid outdoors enthusiast, loves wilderness camping, canoeing, and fishing. He also has a deep connection with music, spending his spare time playing guitar and piano. “Nature is medicine for the spirit. Music is medicine for the soul.”
The Team
Debbie Lo
Garden Manager & Designer
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.
Caroline Simons
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.
Jessica Suppa
Jessica (she/her) is an environmental studies graduate from York University with a specialization in urban and regional environments. She has a background in urban gardening, environmental consulting, and takes pride in her garden at home. When not working in gardens, Jessica enjoys going to concerts, spending time with her friends and family, being outdoors, and taking care of her pets.
Julia Stephens
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.
Sugeev Rasiah
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.
Greg Pieon
Greg (he/him) was raised in the small town of Dundas, Ontario, in the shadow of the Niagara Escarpment. Between gardening and family excursions camping in Ontario and the Maritimes, the outdoors is his playground. He has a diverse background ranging from ranch hand in BC, IT guy, runner, cyclist, hiker, and DIYer. Working on his home and yard is his meditation. He sees gardens as evolving spaces, with a little help. “Change is good, Donkey.”
Corey Collins
Geneviève Bensason
Victoria Maclean
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.
Our Values in Action: We want to INSPIRE you to Garden
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| Imagine | Nurture Nature | Sow Seeds of Positive Change | Plant and Play | Investigate & Innovate | Rest & Relax | Eat! |
| Imagine picking an exquisitely mouth-watering tomato that you grew yourself in your own backyard. | Caring for plants and the earth stirs something deep within us, connects us to those who came before us and reminds us we are part of something larger than ourselves. | Gardens provide a wealth of joy, knowledge and opportunity that grows when these riches are shared among us all. | Dig in and get dirty! Gardens are gathering places where family, friends and neighbours can let loose and have fun. | Challenge and wonder awaits a curious gardener looking for solutions. | A quiet garden invites us to slow down, turn off, and tune in to nature’s rhythms. | Feast your eyes on abundant and heathy harvests to share with family and friends. |
magine
picking an exquisitely mouth-watering tomato that you grew yourself in your own backyard.
urture Nature
Caring for plants and the earth stirs something deep within us, connects us to those who came before us and reminds us we are part of something larger than ourselves.
ow Seeds of Positive Change
Gardens provide a wealth of joy, knowledge and opportunity that grows when these riches are shared among us all.
lant and Play
Dig in and get dirty! Gardens are gathering places where family, friends and neighbours can let loose and have fun.
nvestigate & Innovate
Challenge and wonder awaits a curious gardener looking for solutions.
est & Relax
A quiet garden invites us to slow down, turn off, and tune in to nature’s rhythms.
at!
Feast your eyes on abundant and heathy harvests to share with family and friends.
magine
picking an exquisitely mouth-watering tomato that you grew yourself in your own backyard.
urture Nature
Caring for plants and the earth stirs something deep within us, connects us to those who came before us and reminds us we are part of something larger than ourselves.
ow Seeds of Positive Change
Gardens provide a wealth of joy, knowledge and opportunity that grows when these riches are shared among us all.
lant and Play
Dig in and get dirty! Gardens are gathering places where family, friends and neighbours can let loose and have fun.
nvestigate & Innovate
Challenge and wonder awaits a curious gardener looking for solutions.
est & Relax
A quiet garden invites us to slow down, turn off, and tune in to nature’s rhythms.
at!
Feast your eyes on abundant and heathy harvests to share with family and friends.
magine
picking an exquisitely mouth-watering tomato that you grew yourself in your own backyard.
Nurture Nature
Caring for plants and the earth stirs something deep within us, connects us to those who came before us and reminds us we are part of something larger than ourselves.
Sow Seeds of Positive Change
Gardens provide a wealth of joy, knowledge and opportunity that grows when these riches are shared among us all.
Plant and Play
Dig in and get dirty! Gardens are gathering places where family, friends and neighbours can let loose and have fun.
nvestigate & Innovate
Challenge and wonder awaits a curious gardener looking for solutions.
Rest & Relax
A quiet garden invites us to slow down, turn off, and tune in to nature’s rhythms.
Eat!
Feast your eyes on abundant and heathy harvests to share with family and friends.
An Edible Garden in every yard.
Delicious, local food on every table.
A healthy, peaceful planet in every heart
