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Meg Kelly is an advocate for veganic gardening and farming, and the coordinator of the Veganic Summit. She teaches the Learn Veganic online gardening course to empower people around the world to grow their own fruits and vegetables at home using sustainable veganic techniques. In 2008 she co-founded the Veganic Agriculture Network to promote fully plant-based food systems. An avid gardener, Meg has been growing food veganically for over 15 years in backyards, on balconies, and in the countryside.

Helen Atthowe is the author of “The Ecological Farm: A Minimalist No-Till, No-Spray, Selective-Weeding, Grow-Your-Own-Fertilizer System for Organic Agriculture”. She has a master’s degree in horticulture from Rutgers University, and has worked for 35 years to develop ecological farming management strategies. She currently farms and does research on her new 5 acre farm in Western Montana. Previously, Helen and her late husband owned a 211 acre organic farm in Eastern Oregon experimenting with grow-your-own fertilizer and no-till orchard and vegetable production methods. Before this, Helen operated with her late husband their certified organic orchard in California where they pioneered no-till methods for raising apples, peaches, and other tree fruits without the use of any type of pesticides. Earlier, Helen also owned and operated a 30 acre certified organic vegetable and fruit farm in Montana.

Jimmy Videle has been cultivating food for over 25 years, and transitioned to using veganic techniques in 2014. He worked as a full-time professional organic farmer for 2 decades, including running a seed company and a vegetable farm. Jimmy and his wife Mélanie Bernier are based in Quebec, Canada where they are currently focused on homesteading and protecting the wild lands in their bioregion. Jimmy is the author of The Veganic Grower’s Handbook and Preserving Our Sacred Lands, and hosted The Veganic Grower’s Hour on YouTube. He is also the co-founder of the Certified Veganic program which provides certification for veganic farms in North America and beyond. He has worked and consulted on farms internationally in Arizona, Hawaii, Mexico, Central America, South America, and Canada.

Dan Graham has been involved with the Vegan Organic Network (VON) since its inception in 1996. He produces regular online events including Veganic Gardeners Question Time and Farming for a Future, as well as in-person events like Vegan Organic Fest Cornwall. Dan helped create the Vegan Organic World Map to facilitate networking between veganic gardeners, farmers, and supporters locally and around the world. Dan also helps promote the Vegan Organic Network’s magazine Growing Green International, as well as the certified Stockfree Organic Standards to farmers.

Madison Davarra is a veganic homesteader and seed saving enthusiast living in western North Carolina, USA. She’s been growing her own food and working towards self-sufficiency since 2019. When she’s not tending to her veggies, beans, and grains, she’s foraging for wild mushrooms, greens, and fruits. Through her small seed business at Plantiful Farm, Madison shares her passion for growing with others. She’s all about living simply and sustainably, one seed at a time.