Dorothy Long | Email
Principal | Marketing Director
Dorothy is a passionate advocate of Canadian food and farming. She holds degrees in home economics and education from the University of Saskatchewan, leveraging her background to promote greater consumer understanding of Canadian food and farming, as well as fostering positive relationships between consumers and farmers.
For over 25 years, Dorothy has organized farm tours for food influencers, such as dietitians, journalists, chefs, and food writers. These tours, which began with Canola Camp in Saskatchewan, have expanded across the country.
Dorothy has also been instrumental in developing a range of agrifood marketing strategies, including CanolaInfo, Saskatchewan Bounty, HealthyFlax, Spread the Mustard, Pick Pork, and the Saskatchewan component of the International Year of the Pulse campaign. In addition to her marketing work, Dorothy served as the Executive Director of Cuisine Canada and the Greenhouse Growers of Saskatchewan. She has written a food column for The Western Producer, edited the Growing Saskatchewan magazine, and co-authored the Discover the Pulse Potential cookbook.
Dorothy believes that food is a powerful connector and the most intimate way that consumers come to understand agriculture. As the Director of Communications with Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan, she spearheads Canadian Food Focus, a public trust initiative and marketing strategy that includes a consumer-friendly website. This project won a national Canadian AgriFood Marketers Alliance Award for Best Website Directed at the Public in 2022. Currently, Dorothy co-chairs the National Consumer Engagement Working Group for AAFC. In 2023, Dorothy was inducted into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame.
Linda Gilmour, RD| Email
Dietitian
Linda is a Saskatchewan farm girl at heart. Her love of food and nutrition led her to a degree in nutrition and she has previously worked as a Registered Dietitian. She has worked extensively in nutrition and health promotion. Linda has a special interest in helping clients and communities manage their diabetes so they can continue to experience the joy of eating good food.
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Julie Kenyon | Email
Recipe and Social Media Specialist
Julie has a way with food. She can make it look good and taste even better. Julie helps manage our recipe development, curates food relate social media content and oversees the recipe databases that we manage.
Angela Larson | Email
Social Media Specialist
Angela, our social media guru is a whiz at developing and designing content. She oversees social media content development including graphics, photography and videos. She also helps strategize and implement campaigns.
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Peter Sandercock| Email
Agronomist
Peter Sandercock is an agronomist with a Master’s degree in Soil Science. He has worked as an environmental scientist cleaning up oil spills and reclamation projects. He has also worked in the agriculture sector advising farmers about production and crop management. He also owned a commercial greenhouse grower for over 15 years. Peter does content development for BlueSkyIdeas and his love of growing, gardening experience and Masters in soil science make him a go-to resource for growing questions He also manages his own small greenhouse where he grows vegetables, herbs and flowers for his family and friends..
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