Amanda Tam

Born and raised on the unceded, ancestral territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations, Amanda grew up as a city girl with the somewhat universal millennial dream of becoming a marine biologist. While she did dabble in that field for a bit, it wasn't until she went to the lands of the Blackfoot people of the Canadian Plains (so-called Lethbridge, Alberta) to work in agricultural laboratory research that she was exposed to the possibilities of a career in agriculture.

With a desire to learn how to shape a more environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable food system, Amanda studied and completed her Bachelor of Applied Science in Sustainable Agriculture at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, gained invaluable experience working on small-scale farms, and is entering her third year with the Sharing Farm.

Off the farm, Amanda enjoys hanging out with friends and is the type of person who cycles through different seasons of hobbies, which include reading, drawing, embroidery, swing dancing, and skiing. She is currently in a reading season.