Kathryn Aunger
Kathryn is the farm business manager. She takes care of bookkeeping, accounting, marketing, social media, the website and all the paperwork that goes with the business.
In 2024 Kathryn was diagnosed with cancer, Multiple Myeloma, when a tumor was discovered in her spine at the T4 level. She underwent surgery to remove the tumor and as a result is now paralyzed and living her life in a wheelchair. Kathryn has remained positive throughout this journey and has created her own website designed to help, support and inspire others — www.wildaboutlife.ca — visit her website and follow her personal story.
As a result of this illness and disability, Aric and Emily have had to take on many of her duties such as marketing, social media and the website. They are doing an amazing job.
Kathryn: "For over 40 years I have listened to native elders and my mentors talk about how 'food is medicine' but nobody spoke about they how or why. For me, biodynamic agriculture is the missing link. It answers those questions. More and more, I see many people suffering with serious health issues related to generational consumption of eating toxic foods. It is my dream that by what we do here at Earth Haven Farm can bring awareness to how healthy, nutritious food is actually grown, and thus educate people to become smarter consumers and live healthier lives. Food truly is medicine."
Kathryn attributes her love of gardening and animals to her parents' and grandparents' influences.
Kathryn: "Watching my son embrace the farm and grow to have a deep spiritual connection to Mother Earth has brought me incredible pride and joy over the years. I am now watching my daughter and my grand-children interact with our farm life and are seeing those same connections being made with them. It is my hope and dream that Earth Haven Farm will become a family farm legacy for future generations. I also hope to inspire and grow a community around us so that we can support each other."
Kathryn is devoted to promoting and supporting biodynamic, organic, permaculture, restorative and sustainable farming and gardening practices that she believes can sustain the future.
Kathryn: "The world we live in is changing faster and faster, like a whirl wind, it is difficult to keep up. Climate change, weather patterns, the economy, and social issues are evolving in many directions. Each year those changes affect us here on the farm too. The way that we live, how we travel from place to place, what we eat and how we choose to live is changing with each year. It is my hope that the knowledge, wisdom and education that we can bring to the farm through our yearly experiences will help to open the hearts, minds and souls of people to methods of farming, gardening and living that they may not have considered in the past."
