Module 6 Presenter Bio

Andre Baynes is an artist and designer focused on community-led education and collective land stewardship. Their work centers on imagining and building nature-centric systems for a more just future. Having developed multigenerational land-based programming for thousands of participants, Andre views community engagement as an opportunity to learn, share, and build together. They excel at identifying strengths to create collaborative teams where every member benefits while reaching shared goals. Partnering with local growers, earth workers, and community members, Andre helps cultivate pathways toward a future rooted in play, joy, and justice. They currently serve as a Senior Coordinator at Black Creek Community Farm.

Mildred Agsaoay is a dedicated community leader, volunteer, and food advocate who has been actively involved in the Jane-Finch community for more than 14 years. Her work is rooted in building stronger, healthier, and more connected communities through food, gardening, education, and intergenerational learning. As Senior Coordinator for Community Harvest and Engagement at Black Creek Community Farm, Mildred leads the Urban Harvest Program, a partnership with the City of Toronto, promoting food growing, sharing, preservation, and community food resilience. Her role involves creating meaningful opportunities to bring people of different ages and backgrounds together for knowledge sharing and cultural exchange through workshops, field trips, and youth and seniors’ programs as part of the Farm Education Program. Since founding the Farm’s Moms Group in 2017, she has engaged hundreds of parents and children in gardening, healthy living, and community building activities.