Meet The team
Kristy Anderson(she/her/hers)
Hello! My name is Kristy Anderson. I am from Red Lake, a small town in northern Ontario and am now residing in Pine Creek First Nation. My ancestors are mainly of European descent and I am learning about the places they came from and why they came to settle in northern Ontario and Manitoba. I also have Indigenous ancestors and am a band member of Lac Seul First Nation.
I have been harvesting from the land and water with my loved ones for as long as I can remember. This lifestyle taught me to love and respect the earth and was my reason for pursuing an education within environmental science. I graduated from the University of Manitoba in 2016 with a Bachelors of Environmental Science and again in 2020 with a Masters of Soil Science. Over the past five years I have had the opportunity to support communities in Northern Manitoba through my time with the University of Manitoba as well as with the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources. I look forward to learning from and supporting those I meet through NMFCCC. 
Julie Price(she/her/hers)
My family is settler population and has lived in Canada and United States for the past 4-6 generations. My mother’s family is from a small mixed farm in southwestern Manitoba, Treaty 1 Territory. My dad was born in northern Manitoba (Snow Lake, Treaty 5 Adhesion) and lived in many different small communities growing up. Since I was very young, I have always been interested in food, farming, and community building. My mother’s father, Ivan Adams, was one of the most influential people in my life and he taught me how to care for the land while raising good food and being a loving community member.
I currently live in Winnipeg with my three children and my partner. As a family, we spend much of our time at the family farm and camping on the land. We berry pick, raise bees, grow vegetables and I aspire to learn how to hunt. We are trying to raise our kids, and remind ourselves to think critically, be kind, and keep it local. My ‘formal’ education is in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management. While I appreciate what I learned in school, what I have learned from my elders and community members has been extremely formative and invaluable in shaping my worldview. My relationships with the people of organizations like Harvest Moon Local Foods Initiative, Ithinto Mechisowin Program, Farmers’ Markets Association of Manitoba, Opaskwayak Culture & Healthy Living Initiatives, and Vive le Vert (there are so many others!) has taught me so much about the power of food and community. I am lucky to work on behalf of the Northern Manitoba Food, Culture & Community Collaborative, comprised of a dozen or so amazing and dedicated organizations, led by strong northern advisors, and hosted by MakeWay Foundation. |
Alex Moodie(she/her/hers)
Tansi, my name is Alexandria Moodie. I am an Indigenous woman from Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, where I am currently residing and have been for many years. I started addressing our Food insecurity in my community when I started my role as the ADI/ CPNP Program Coordinator, I felt a passion and emergent need for our Nation to have more access to learning and demonstration for this much needed Heart work.
I am an avid gardener, beekeeper and chicken raiser at home and I’ve opened up learning opportunities for those that spark interest to ignite a flame for this work, I am always willing to learn and share knowledge. Since joining NMFCCC, my passion for this work grows and will flourish as I am very eager to absorb and share back stories from each community that I have the pleasure to be connected with and excited to continue on with my learning and engagement with our Northern Communities. 
amanda Froese(she/her/hers)
I grew up in a small Mennonite town south of Winnipeg. My Mum and Grandparents have gardened and preserved their harvests for as long as I can remember. I now live in Winnipeg, am a recent graduate of the University of Winnipeg, and am honored to be a part of the Northern Manitoba Food, Culture, and Community Collaborative.
My experience working and partnering with communities around gardening, country foods programs, traditional teachings, and Indigenous Food Sovereignty in northern Manitoba began in the Spring of 2016 when I started a practicum with Food Matters Manitoba. Over my two and half years there, I had the opportunity to support many gardening and greenhouse projects, build relations with community food champions, visit communities and their projects, and to organize networking and skill building gatherings, and supporting community to community visits. I am very fortunate to be able to continue working with many of the folx I have met over the past years, to watch as projects evolve and grow, to continue to meet new people, to continue to learn, unlearn, and share what I have been taught, and to continue to support community-led work in Manitoba. 
Trinette konge(she/her/hers)
Hello! My name is Trinette Konge, and I live in Winnipeg with my partner and daughter on Treaty 1 Territory, and homeland of the Métis Nation. My parents immigrated to Canada from Germany and Denmark in their youth. I spent formative years of my life living on my parents’ hobby farm in British Columbia, on the traditional territory of the Secwepemc Nation and on their dairy farm in Manitoba. These experiences have shaped my appreciation for small scale food production, agriculture, the land and environment.
My educational background is in Environmental Studies from the University of Manitoba and I have over 10 years of experience in the non-for-profit sector. Prior to joining the NMFCCC team, I have been in a supportive role with communities while at the Northern Association of Community Councils (NACC) as the Northern Healthy Foods Initiative (NHFI) Program Coordinator. To the collaborative, I bring insights, knowledge, and connections with many northern Manitoba communities and organizations, as well as the experiential knowledge to develop, pilot, and implement impactful community development plans and programs. |