About Us
Our Vision
A thriving, diversified food industry / system that contributes to the social and economic well-being of communities and the environment, throughout the region.
Our Mission
With a commitment to learning, and through a replicable and cyclical approach, stakeholders of food systems are engaged, empowered and enabled. With connectivity as the foundation, communities of practice emerge and sustainable behaviours are fostered.
Our Goals
- Connect for Food succeeds through developing connections and relationships to learn about food initiative models.
- Connect for Food fosters communities of practice that demonstrate sustainable behaviours for resilient, localized food systems.
- Connect for Food practices collaboration to advance effective connections of stakeholders.
- The Connect for Food Model is adaptable and has the ability to be applied where needed.
- The Connect for Food Process contributes to the vitality of inclusive and diverse rural communities through increased employment opportunities, greater population diversity and economic growth, overall.
- Connect for Food is committed to design, development and fostering ongoing management of the organization to carry out its mission and fulfill its vision.
Our Team
Perry Phillips
Keleigh Cormier, FCMC
Keleigh Cormier, FCMC
Co-founder
Perry Phillips’ focus and passion has been organizational design/development, program/project planning and management in the agricultural-environmental sector for over 20 years. Environmentally sustainable agriculture, land use management, localized food production and community-based leadership have been central in Perry’s career.
He lives on his farm in Smoky Lake County, Alberta
Keleigh Cormier, FCMC
Keleigh Cormier, FCMC
Keleigh Cormier, FCMC
Co-founder
Keleigh - a food enthusiast with a talent for research and strategy. Coming from a background at the family cattle ranch, and international food and beverage manufacturing, she consults with tourism, food and hospitality and agri-business. The Connect for Food Initiative is aimed at empowering our food system for a more sustainable future and she can’t wait to hear your story.