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Kelsey Johnson
Kelsey Johnson is an agriculture and parliamentary affairs
reporter with iPolitics.ca in Ottawa. When she isn’t in-
terviewing and chasing down MPs and ministers on Par-
liament Hill for a story, she can be found in her kitchen,
nose deep in a recipe book, or adventuring outdoors.
Erasmus Okine
Dr. Erasmus Okine is the vice-president (research) at the
University of Lethbridge. A native of Ghana, Erasmus
holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in animal science from the Uni-
versity of Ghana in Legon, and a PhD in animal nutrition
and digestive physiology from the University of Alberta.
Victoria Paterson
Victoria Paterson is a freelance journalist based in Ed-
monton. She has worked for a variety of newspapers in
Alberta, including the
St. Albert Gazette
and the
Alberta
Farmer Express
, covering beats that range from crime to
agriculture to politics. She’s lived all over Alberta.
Drew Shannon
Drew Shannon is an illustrator living in the “Big Smoke”
(Toronto) whose work often appears in the
Globe and
Mail
and
Reader’s Digest
. This was his first time illus-
trating for an agriculture publication and he hopes he
’
s
drawn everything at least accurately enough not to
offend. All hail gluten.
Melanie Epp
After spending half her life in Winnipeg and the other
half in Guelph, Melanie Epp moved to Belgium, where
she continues to freelance for the agricultural industry.
Living in Belgium allows her to explore her other passion:
learning about food and farming through travel. Melanie
has been writing professionally since 2009.
David Kawai
David Kawai is a freelance photojournalist and vide-
ographer for clients such as
VICE
,
Postmedia News
,
Maclean’s Magazine
,
Ottawa Magazine
and the
Ottawa
Citizen
. David is also a contract photojournalism instruc-
tor at the School of Journalism and Communication at
Carleton University.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Bayer CropScience, Ben Allen,
Kevin Auch, Stan Blade, Jon Driedger, Melanie Epp, GlenbowMu-
seum, Alastair Handley, Michael Harding, Lee Hart, Andrea Hilder-
man, Derek Hodgson, Kevin Hundeby, Michael Interisano, Kelsey
Johnson, David Kawai, Alexis Kienlen, Leap Frog Photography, Rob
McMorris, Bryce Meyer, Carlos Monreal, Natalie Noble, Erasmus
Okine, Victoria Paterson, Drew Shannon, Clare Stanfield, Trimble,
University of Lethbridge, Vision Creative.
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