A LITTLE ABOUT THE FOLKS ON THE FARM
Our urban vegetable farm grows out of the greenbelt in Nepean and serves West Ottawa. We not only provide consistently fresh and high-quality food, we foster a growing community of lovers of good food. We a run by a fantastic group of farmers and are endlessly supported by the work of many many dedicated volunteers and part time helping hands. More names then we could possibly list here but so very important to recognize, without them we could not run our farm.
SCOTT (He/Him) Former Co-op Member
Hey folks, I’m Scott Lessard – former co-op member / owner at Beetbox! I’ve always been passionate about gardening, growing good food for my family and connecting with the food we eat. I love working with my hands, so I planted trees in British Columbia for six summers. During my university studies I met my life partner Adrienne Asgary. We both crave the outdoors and feel so lucky to have so much to explore in this scenic area of Ontario, especially with our two kiddos, Charlie & Ophelia. I have passion & a lot of experience gardening (and tree-planting speed), and I can’t help but love the co-op business mentality and idea of providing produce to the local community. In 2020, I joined the Beetbox crew and board to grow veggies and other adventures. Let’s do this!
JEREMY (He/Him) Co-op Member
Hi, I’m Jeremy Colbeck, a member, co-founder, and former farmer at BeetBox. I believe that farming can be a tool to try to pull our culture towards a sustainable way of life: A way based on reciprocal relationships with the land and all its inhabitants. I know that sounds real serious, and that’s because as human(imal)s, feeding ourselves is serious business! It’s one of the primary ways we participate in our ecosystems, and we all know we could do better at that. I loved being outdoors doing physical teamwork to provide an essential service to my neighbours. I’m from Stittsville/Bells Corners/Westboro, and I have an aerospace engineering bachelors’ from Carleton U, but early on, I found myself searching for a new career – something better for me, my community, and the world at large. I found organic farming in 2013, and it stuck for over a decade. Currently, my career is moving towards ecological monitoring and restoration. Outside work, I enjoy sharing meals and adventuring with friends and family. Hope to meet you at the farm some time!
ANGELA (She/Her) Former Co-op Member
I’m Angela, former board member / owner at BeetBox & the former voice behind much of our promotions! You can find me during the day at the City of Ottawa coordinating its many recycling and waste reduction programs, but in my spare time I used to oversee marketing and help with events at BeetBox. I should just tell you that I absolutely love Ottawa and I have a vision of our City being more connected; I want it to be walkable and bike-able and integrated with green space and urban farms. Over the years I have been a keen supporter of BeetBox Farm because it is so perfectly part of this City (and bike-able and cooperatively run, what else could you ask for?!). I think we have so much to learn from our farmers and the land around us. I used to live at the farm (since I married one of the former farmers, can you guess which one? He’s got a big beard!) and my goal was to help you connect with our farm and celebrate local organic food production. Hope to cross paths with you at the farm some time 🙂
