Caroline B Begg

Caroline Begg, agr., P. Ag., PhD, is a Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Plant Science and Director of Internship (FMT). Dr Begg has worked in the field of sustainable agriculture in Tanzania and the Philippines. Her main interest is in ecological agriculture; other research interests include water management on farms. Dr Begg conducts research on food security on the island of Montreal and on ecological agriculture practices focusing on soil and crop management. Caroline teaches a number of courses both at the degree and the college level and supervises 10 to 15 undergraduate projects per year. Dr Begg has received numerous awards for teaching and for sustainability. She is on the steering committee for the Margaret A Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security and a co-director of the Barbados Interdisciplinary Tropical Studies program. Caroline is president of the Marché Ste Anne, a farmers market located in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. As well, she serves on the Board of Corbeille de Pain, a food security organization in the West Island and is vice president of Ecole-O-Champ, and agricultural education non-profit.