About

I am a professor, researcher, urban farmer, and community organizer based in Montreal. Through teaching, research, and community organizing, I work to create more democratic, socially just, and ecologically sustainable food systems. I advance food sovereignty, urban agroecology, and social and solidarity economies by challenging dominant political and economic structures and helping build cooperative, community-controlled alternatives.

I teach at Concordia University and in the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems program at Bishop’s University. My courses explore food systems, sustainability, urban agriculture, ecological economics, political economy, social change, and consumer culture. I engage students in critical discussions, experiential learning, field visits, and community-based projects that connect academic knowledge with practical experience. I encourage students to question dominant systems, think critically about social and ecological challenges, and develop the knowledge and skills to participate in creating alternatives.

I completed an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Humanities at Concordia University. My doctoral research examined how campus-community food organizations develop democratic, socially just, and environmentally sustainable alternatives to corporate food systems. My postdoctoral research builds on this foundation by exploring how universities and surrounding communities can work together to transform food systems. Through participatory and action-oriented research, I collaborate with students, researchers, community organizations, and food producers to identify shared challenges, generate knowledge, and develop strategies for collective action.

I co-founded CultivAction Solidarity Cooperative and the Concordia Food Coalition to help transform food systems through community-led initiatives. Working alongside farmers, students, researchers, and community members, I help establish and maintain urban and peri-urban farms, organize food distribution programs, develop educational activities, and coordinate collaborative research projects. These initiatives expand access to locally grown food, create opportunities for people to participate directly in food production, and strengthen relationships between universities and surrounding communities.

I connect teaching, research, and community organizing to support collective efforts to transform food systems. I work with people across universities, farms, gardens, and community organizations to share knowledge, develop practical solutions, and create opportunities for meaningful participation in shaping food systems. Through these collaborations, I help build the relationships, organizations, and infrastructure needed to sustain more equitable and ecologically responsible ways of producing, distributing, and governing food.