Our team
Jean-François and Guylaine, co-founders of the gardens of l'écoumène
Jean-François
The indispensable Jean-François, administrative and financial director, sees that everything balances between the company's columns of figures. Although reserved by nature, he is kind-hearted and full of kindness. He finds it very stimulating to work with a team of people who share his convictions with so much passion!
Magda
Creating a local and resilient food system is at the heart of Magda's thinking, our ccoordinator of seed production. As she really enjoys being in contact with gardeners, she appreciates being able to participate in the organization of seed festivals in winter, as well as in the activities and garden visits offered at the Jardins de l'Écumène.
Camille
The creative Camille acts as marketing coordinator. Passionate about social networks, she transposes our passion and our vision of ecology into words, sounds and images. and ecosystems with the aim of inspiring people to develop their love of nature and gardening. In addition to being a young woman with ambitious goals, she is a dynamic, expressive and smiling colleague.
Sandrine
Sandrine, with her background in customer service and her DEP in secretarial work, takes on the role of retailer network coordinator. Very efficient and effective, she demonstrates a good sense of initiative to develop the network and improve the customer experience of retailers. It’s a pleasure to collaborate with her on new projects.
Buckskin
Operations attendant, Isabelle groups, checks, counts, packages, addresses and stamps packages sent to customers. Coming from a family with agricultural origins, she returns to her roots and loves it. She also has the opportunity to go play in the dirt too and never shys away from this pleasure. The site, where calm and harmony reign between humans, animals and plants, immediately charmed her.
Julie
Julie says she fell in love with her during her first visit to theÉcoumène. She decided to follow her inner voice and join our team. She now divides her time between field distribution or gardening tasks andAdministrative Assistant. Always smiling and open to new challenges, she is a valuable addition to our team.
Mickaël
Mickaël first joined theÉcoumène as a temporary worker, but quickly demonstrated excellent skills that led him to more responsibilities. Curious and passionate about permaculture, he is seed extraction technician during the summer period and responsible for manufacturing of horticultural products during the cold season. His constant good humor makes him an endearing and engaging work colleague.
Victor-Hugues
This Bachelor of Arts always wears a big smile. A great nature enthusiast, Victor was introduced to growing vegetables very early: he made his first vegetable garden at the age of 8! His work experiences in production, hygiene and food safety serve him well in his role as responsible for manufacturing. Everyone appreciates his great curiosity, his creativity and his good humor.
Jeanne
Retired from her profession as a laboratory technician, Jeanne now participates in the activities ofbagging et germination tests. From her first day at the Jardins de l'écoumène, she discovered a welcoming and supportive work environment.
Iryna
Despite a background in biology and extensive experience in zoology, Iryna describes herself as an eternal learner. His passion for plants is not new; she has already won the competition for the most beautiful community vegetable garden in the City of Montreal! As operations attendant, she brilliantly takes on tasks requiring great patience such as bagging and finishing cleaning of certain batches of seeds.
France
After 10 years as a grocery store cashier, France took on the challenge of changing her life and joined our team as a operations attendant. We hope that the ecoumene gardens offer her a working environment that is attentive and attentive to her needs as an employee. His constant good humor brightens the days of his colleagues.
Sylvie
Versatile, Sylvie participates in bagging, distributing orders, packaging Biochar and even in the gardens! Inasmuch as operations attendant, Sylvie shines with her humor and good humor. At the Gardens of the Ecoumene, she says she learned a lot about what the Earth has to offer us. And she surprises us with the challenges she accepts to take on.
Star
The day caretaker
