Response By
Andrew Fleet
Mary Pratt Roast Beef, 1977
oil on board Art Fund, 1977Response
Food is one of the great unifiers. Food brings us together. Food is a requirement. Food is leisure. Food is pleasure. Food is one of the great levelers. Food highlights our inequities. Food shows our priorities. Food is sharing. Food is deeply personal. Food is our past. Food is language. Food is our culture. Food is our future. Food connects us to the land. Food is the land. Food is joy. Food is love. Food is art.
Andrew Fleet is the founder and Executive Director of the London-based Growing Chefs Ontario. Operating since 2008, this charitable organization brings together chefs, growers, educators, and community members on projects targeting children’s food education. Andrew, an avid gardener and local food enthusiast, was also named one of the “Top 20 Under Forty” by Business London Magazine in 2015.