RACHEL CHENG is a community organizer, photographer, and writer who works at the intersection of food and culture. Born in Toronto and a second-generation Chinese-Canadian, she has lived in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal for over 18 years, working with various non-profit and community projects in the food and restaurant industry. Incorporating anti-racist and decolonial approaches into her work, she has consulted on food-related campaigns, events, exhibitions, and communications across the country. Her writing and photography have been published across Canada and internationally. Rachel works full-time for the Montreal Food System Council as a Mobilization officer. 
Katsi’tsarónkwas BROOKE RICE is a Kanien’kehá:ka Snipe Clan woman from Kahnawà:ke and founder of Tkà:nios – It Grows, a grassroots initiative dedicated to land-based learning, ancestral seeds, and traditional foodways. Her work strides towards food sovereignty and community wellness through intergenerational knowledge transference guided by13 lunar cycles of Grandmother Moon. As cultural wellness weaver she collaborates with youth, Elders, Indigenous knowledge-sharers, and cultivators to restore relationships between people, food, and land. Brooke’s vision is to build a Haudenosaunee Agri-Food Center, advancing sovereignty, reciprocity, and regeneration across food systems.