Born and raised in Kitchener, she arrived in Niagara by way of Edmonton, Regina, Kenora, Toronto and Simcoe, and has developed a deep affinity for all this region has to offer and the potential it holds in the seven years she has called Niagara home. When she's not writing for her pay cheque, she's blogging about Niagara food and farming at eatingniagara.com, organizing canning swaps or harvesting unwanted tree fruit for local social organizations with the non-profit she started in 2009, The Garden of Eating - Niagara. Whatever she's doing, she tries to do it sustainably and to engage as many people as possible. Stephen Fischer