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Shel Zolkewich
A journalist by trade and an adventurer at heart, Shel
Zolkewich is a writer, editor, food stylist, television cook
and blogger who is always collecting stories. She’s an
avid hunter, angler, gardener and soup maker, dividing
her time between Winnipeg and a 163-acre farm in Man-
itoba’s Interlake region where she keeps bees.
Jason Lin
Jason Lin is an Edmonton-based illustrator and designer in-
spired by stories of people and nature, and impassioned
by music and film. His work has appeared in Apple Maga-
zine, Avenue, Maisonneuve and New Trail. He was also
an illustration showcase finalist for the 2017 Alberta
Magazine Publishers Association Awards.
Trevor Bacque
Trevor Bacque is the president of Bacque 40, a commu-
nications and journalism firm based in Western Canada.
He primarily spends his time in the agriculture sphere,
working with clients to create effective messages for their
audience. Trevor currently serves as the vice-president of
the Canadian FarmWriters’ Federation.
WHOWE ARE
CONTRIBUTORS
PUBLISHER
TomSteve
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Ian Doig
SALES&DESIGN LEAD
TommyWilson
COPY EDITOR
Tiffany Sloan
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Bryan Adam
Jason Lenz
Jeff Nielsen
Greg Porozni
Victoria Russell
Cole Siegle
JohnWozniak
CONTRIBUTORS
Alberta Seed Processors, Trevor Bacque, Jennifer Barber, Stan
Blade, Canadian Centre for Food Integrity, Canadian Federation
of Agriculture, Canadian Seed Growers’ Association, George
Clayton, Ellen Cottee, Jon Driedger, Melanie Epp, Twitchy Finger
Photography, Geoff Geddes, Government of Canada, Lee Hart,
Andrea Hilderman, Sarah Hoffman, Ryan Jackson, Brian Kennedy,
Alexis Kienlen, Jason Lin, RobMcMorris, Natalie Noble, Anne Pratt,
ErinWiese, Yamily Zavala, Shel Zolkewich
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year by theGrainsWest Publications
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Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission co-publish GrainsWest,
a farming quarterly dedicated to the interests of this province’s grain
farmers. GrainsWest connects farmers, food and ideas.
Ryan Jackson
Ryan Jackson has been a staff multimedia photojournalist
at the Edmonton Journal since 2007, allowing him to
work all over Alberta and around the world. He grew up
in Saskatoon with parents who were raised on farms in
Saskatchewan. His passion is creating unique portraits of
interesting people and telling their story.