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 employee a fantastic group of young 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) Co-op Member
Hey folks, I’m Scott Lessard – co-op member and 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 board member and one of the farmers here at BeetBox! I’m using farming as 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 love 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’ at 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. When I’m not farming, I enjoy sharing meals and adventuring with friends and family. Hope to meet you at the farm some time!
ANGELA (She/Her) Co-op Member
I’m Angela, one of the board members and owners at BeetBox & the voice behind much of our promotions! You can find me during the day at the University of Ottawa coordinating its many recycling and waste reduction programs, but in my spare time I oversee marketing and help with events here 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 now live at the farm (since I married one of the farmers, can you guess which one? He’s got a big beard!) and my goal is to help you connect with our farm and celebrate local organic food production. I look forward to chatting with you on Instagram, Facebook, our weekly newsletter & at our farm!
