
Turning Garbage into Gold

Viviana Ramirez Luna grew up in Southwest Colombia surrounded by sugar cane crops. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Biology in Cali, Colombia, and a Master's degree in Environmental Science at Memorial University. She worked on small-scale fisheries, travelling to fishing communities on the Pacific coast of Colombia, one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. Viviana lives in St. John's now and is one of the founders of the Aldershot Community Garden. She is also conducting research on composting in St. John’s, and what needs to be done to create a city-wide program, with support from the Zero Waste Action Team (Social Justice Co-op of NL), the Food Animator team (Food First NL), Stella’s Circle, and the Food Producers Forum.