the farm

Rav operates a small-scale, ecological farm on rented land in Caledon, Ontario. She specializes in growing South Asian vegetables such as bitter melon and okra.

Rav uses growing methods that were, and continue to be, championed by her ancestors who were farmers and land protectors in Punjab, BIPOC communities and peasant farmers around the world. Some of her practices include:

• centering justice and sustainability on and off the field

• scheduling around the moon cycle and menstruation cycles instead of the “9-5”

• writing her own narrative of agriculture and climate action on this land

• investing in alternative systems and structures that challenge capitalism and corporate greed in industrialized agriculture

Please note, our farm is NOT open to volunteers, unpaid labour or visitors. We believe strongly in farms being communal and community spaces and hope to one day have visitors!

the farmer

Hi! My name is Rav (she/her) and I am one of the very few young farmers in Mississauga and the Region of Peel. I am of South Asian descent and a first-generation settler on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit.

I grew up in the city and had no connection to nature, farming or food. By accident, I ended up on a farm one day and loved it. After a few years of working on other people’s farms, I felt it was time to start my own. This has given me the freedom to make small changes in our food system that I know we need to fight climate change and build community.

I started Shade of Miti because it’s time we revolutionize our food and climate systems. Thanks for joining my journey!