KERI FOX (FOUNDER OF GSG)
Keri started Green Sister Gardens in the spring of 2012 after attending a SPIN farming workshop in Calgary, AB. At the time she had recently sold her electrical contracting business and was in search of a way to make a living that was more in line with her values and beliefs. Being in the trades had shown her the negative impact that economic growth was and is having on communities and the environment. Determined to prove that we can be financially secure and earn a living without having devastating effects on the world around us, Keri started to delve into Permaculture (a direction she had been pointed in her by her sister Farah). Having taken a series of permaculture workshops in Birch Hills, Calgary and Nelson, BC, she arrived at a SPIN farming workshop in March of 2012 not really understanding the impact it was about to have on her life.
After seeing how it was possible to farm without having to invest large amounts of money into heavy machinery and without having to even own land, she immediately started to acquire growing space upon returning home. 2012 had a steep learning curve to it for her but the rewards were immeasurable. The feeling of having a purpose in life that aligns with her truth has changed her entire life in the most positive way.
During her last 9 years of work through Green Sister Gardens & Permaculture design, she has created 27 and managed the production in over 70 different vegetable gardens. This past summer she managed a one acre community food farm and orchard located in Wakamow valley that produced 8600 lbs of food, an increase of 50% from the previous year. In addition to the vegetable gardens she has been the lead designer and coordinator of 18 different Permaculture projects including orchards, food forest projects, rain gardens, grey water systems, composting systems, indoor microgreen growing systems and greenhouses, She has mentored young agrarians through her business who have continued on to start their own market garden based projects. She has taught several classes and workshops through the MJ Yara Community Gardens, Prairie South school division, MJ public Library and through Green Sister Gardens in Moose Jaw.