The TEAM |
L'équipe |
As a project of a non-profit organization in partnership with the Town of Hudson, the farm aims to be a space for collective action and learning around local, small-scale agriculture. The farm team is made of one farm manager, one director of programs and development, apprentices, interns from Concordia University, a team of work exchange participants, and dedicated volunteers.
En tant que projet d'une organisation à but non lucratif en partenariat avec la ville d'Hudson, la ferme se veut un espace d'action collective et d'apprentissage autour de l'agriculture locale à petite échelle. L'équipe agricole est composée d'un gérant de la ferme, d'une directrice des programmes et du développement, d'un apprenti, de stagiaires de l'Université Concordia, d'une équipe d'échangeurs de travail et de bénévoles réguliers et irréguliers.
FARM MANAGER |
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPMENT |
GÉRANT DE FERME |
DIRECTRICE DES PROGRAMMES ET DE DÉVELOPPEMENT |
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Noel Dhingra
Heartbeet Farm Manager (2019-2021) Noel brought to the farm seven years of professional experience in organic agriculture, including two years as co-owner of Cadence Ecological Farm. Noel sees food as an integral part of how healthy environments and communities interact. He dedicated years to developing and delivering programming with Community Food Centres Canada that highlight food as both a social justice issue, and an influence on personal and community health. He seeks to increase access to sustainable agricultural practices and the dialogue around them so that more people participate in the role their local farms play within their community.
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Briony Lalor
Director of Programs and Development Briony joined the HFC team in 2020 as Director of Programs and Development. In her own words, “Food is the great connector! The holistic mission of the HFC couldn’t be more important right now. It holds a vision of the future grounded in reciprocity and respect - for one another and the land," Briony has a BSc in Natural Resource Management and PhD in soil ecology and mine rehabilitation. She has diverse experiences managing natural and social research, policy and community engagement projects. She is passionate about finding ways to facilitate community and ecosystem restoration through knowledge and skill sharing. While not working with the farm team, she serves on the Board of Directors of local non-profit Nature Hudson and Ottawa-based non-profit Evidence 4 Democracy. |
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Noel Dhingra
Gérant de ferme à la Betterêve (2019-2021) |
Briony Lalor
Directrice des programmes et de développement |
HUDSON FOOD COLLECTIVE TEAM MEMBERS
MEMBRES DE L'ÉQUIPE DU COLLECTIF ALIMENTAIRE DE HUDSON
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Robyn Rees
Founder & General Manger |
Briony Lalor
Director of Programs and Development |
Itzel Vazquez
Food Transformation Project Coordinator |
The Heartbeet Community Farm is a project of the Hudson Food Collective, a Hudson-based non-profit organization. The organization supports the farm through grant-writing, bookkeeping, event planning, and working on the development of the farm from a food systems perspective (local, regional, global). The HFC is also working on a number of projects connected to the farm, primarily the Food Transformation Project whereby a portion of food from the farm is preserved or made into meals and distributed through the community via additional means.
Not pictured above is the HFC Board of Directors who have dedicated much time to the farm's progress, both in meetings and on the ground.
Not pictured above is the HFC Board of Directors who have dedicated much time to the farm's progress, both in meetings and on the ground.
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Robyn Rees
Fondatrice et Directrice générale |
Briony Lalor
Directrice des programmes et développement |
Itzel Vazquez
Coordinatrice du projet de transformation alimentaire |
WORK EXCHANGE
ÉCHANGE DE TRAVAIL
Every year, the farm offers a number of work exchange positions. Each work exchanger does four hours of farm work per week in exchange for a CSA basket and agricultural education.
Chaque année, la ferme propose un certain nombre de postes d'échange de travail. Chaque échangeur de travail effectue quatre heures de travail agricole par semaine en échange d'un panier ASC et d'une formation agricole.
HEARTBEET TEAM MEMBERS
MEMBRES D'ÉQUIPE DE BETTERÊVE
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Mia
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Michelle
Responsable des communications |
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Mia
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Michelle
Communications Manager |
CONCORDIA INTERNS
STAGIAIRES DE CONCORDIA
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Cassiopée
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Serena
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Cassiopée
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Serena
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FORMER TEAM MEMBERS
ANCIENS MEMBRES D'ÉQUIPE
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Gabrielle Caron
Farm Co-Manager 2020 |
Viginie Nadeau
Farm Co-Manager 2019 |
Rébecca Phaneuf-Thibault
Farm Co-Manager 2017-2018 |
Loïc Freeman-Lavoie
Farm Co-Manager 2017-2018 |
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Gabrielle Caron
Co-gérante de ferme 2020 |
Viginie Nadeau
Co-gérante de ferme 2019 |
Rébecca Phaneuf-Thibault
Co-gérante de ferme 2017-2018 |
Loïc Freeman-Lavoie
Co-gérante de ferme 2017-2018 |
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Founders and co-managers of the farm in 2017 & 2018, Loïc Freeman-Lavoie and Rébecca Phaneuf-Thibault (in photo: front left and front right) passed the co-managerial positions on to Noel Dhingra and Virginie Nadeau (in photo: back left and back right) in 2019. Fondateurs et co-gérants de la ferme en 2017 & 2019, Loïc Freeman-Lavoie et Rébecca Phaneuf-Thibault (en photo: avant gauche et avant droite) ont transmis les postes de cogestion à Noel Dhingra et Virginie Nadeau (en photo: arrière gauche et arrière droite) en 2019. |
FARM APPRENTICES
APPRENTIS DE FERME
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2018: Virginie Nadeau
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2017: Ingrid Laplante
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CONCORDIA INTERNS
STAGIAIRES DE CONCORDIA
Every year at the Heartbeet Farm, Concordia University students receive credits towards their minor in Sustainability Studies through the work they do at the farm.
2020: Michelle M.
Communications intern 
2019: Richard Matthews
Farming intern |
2020: Michelle C-P
Communications intern 
2018: Tamara Elias
Farming intern |
2020: Lidiya
Farming intern 
2017: Julia Jenne
Farming intern |
2020: Nikita
Farming intern |
Chaque année à Betterêve, des stagiaires de l'Université Concordia reçoivent des credits pour leur mineur en études de durabilité en échange du travail qu'ils accomplissent à la ferme.
2020: Michelle M.
Stage en communication 
2019: Richard Matthews
Stage en agriculture |
2020: Michelle C-P
Stage en communication 
2018: Tamara Elias
Stage en agriculture |
2020: Lidiya
Stage en agriculture 
2017: Julia Jenne
Stage en agriculture |
2020: Nikita
Stage en agriculture |
WORK EXCHANGERS & VOLUNTEERS OVER THE YEARS
NOS BÉNÉVOLES
If you have worked at the Heartbeet as a volunteer or work exchanger and would like to see your photos here,
send them to hudsoncommunityfarm@gmail.com!
send them to hudsoncommunityfarm@gmail.com!
