ABOUT HARVEST HEART
Harvest Heart is a celebration of farm and food, offering education, consulting, and longtable dinners, on the beautiful Sunshine Coast.
Founded by Alisha M'Lot in 2022, Harvest Heart is part of her life as a full-time Farmer, woven between the seasons as she shares her passion for growing with the community around her.
Our Story
We talk about the time of year when the farm moves from ‘flat’ to ‘vertical’. When flat fields of winter cover crop slowly transform to green vines crawling up tall trellises, kale plants sending budding shoots out in every direction, reaching past my shoulders, and once tiny squash seedlings become an ocean, raising the land higher each day.
Alisha is an organic farmer, educator, and a cook, rooted on the Sunshine Coast.
Alisha has been farming for 8 years, including teaching UBC’s Farmer-Training Program. Today you’ll find her at Grounded Acres Organic Farm, hosting farm-to-table dinners, and guiding others in their growing journey as a consultant & educator. Through Harvest Heart, she brings a thoughtful, practical, and encouraging approach to helping others grow with confidence.
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UBC Farm, an organic, mixed use, 12 acre, research, education, & production farm in Vancouver, BC​
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Taught UBC Farm's Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture
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Field Lead managing brassicas and tunnel crops ​
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CSA assistant
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Harvest Heart Farm, a small scale farm in Gibsons, BC
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Co-founded, growing 50+ vegetables on leased land for a busy farm stand, CSA, and wholesale
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Grounded Acres Organic Farm, a queer-owned farm in Gibsons, BC, growing for market, CSA, & wholesale
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Field lead managing brassicas, tunnel crops, and integrated pest management
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​Village Agrarians, a non-profit supporting community-focused food production in Aotearea, New Zealand
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​Consultant for a developing Market Garden Apprenticeship​
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One Straw Society, a non-profit dedicated to growing resilient food systems on the Sunshine Coast, BC
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Education co-ordinator ​
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Tool Library Manager, bringing a food-security focuses tool library into fruition
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Sunshine Coast Farmers Institute
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​Past director​​
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Farm & Education History
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​Speaker/Presenter on various growing topics, as requested
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Private farm & garden consulting​
Personal Education
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Young Agrarians Business Mentorship Network
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Young Agrarians Business Bootcamp
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Co-operate Now: Co-op Development Bootcamp
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UBC Farm Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture
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Bachelor of Arts, The University of Victoria - Vancouver Island, BC
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Double Major in Environmental Studies and Philosophy, with a minor in Business
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