Caledon Farmer Among Climate Activists Challenging Canada Pension Plan Manager
Rav Singh began farming vegetables in Caledon five years ago after a career as an environmental educator. This choice was deeply connected to her heritage, as her parents were farmers in India before immigrating to Canada.
For Singh, farming was a way to reconnect with her roots and cultivate foods her family has enjoyed for centuries. It also became a path to link food production with climate justice.
“I just felt really called to connect with the land on a very deep level and to grow food for people,” Singh told The Pointer. “I wanted to respect and acknowledge my ancestral connection to agriculture in farming because my family, they were farmers back in India…I just really wanted to make sure that folks who were looking for ‘cultural foods’ like okra, bitter melon had the same type of choice that people have when they go to buy something like tomatoes or cucumbers.”
At 27, she founded Shade of Miti, with "miti" meaning soil in both Hindi and Punjabi. The name honors her ancestors and reflects her belief that planetary health starts in the soil beneath our feet.
Shade of Miti focuses on growing culturally significant foods, aiming to provide diverse food options while advocating for environmental and climate justice.
Rav Singh’s work embodies a deep ancestral connection to farming and highlights the role of culturally relevant food in the climate justice movement.