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Nicole Austin (she/her) is a food justice advocate who knows nutrition and food are central to individual and community well-being. She champions restorative justice, progressive urban planning, environmental stewardship, and community-based initiatives upon which marginalized people can build capacity and become food sovereign on their own terms. Nicole firmly believes positive, sustainable food system transformation comes through collaboration, knowledge-sharing, intentional reconciliation, and the integration of ancestral knowledge from across the Earth. She is leading Black-centric program development at the Urban Farm at Toronto Metropolitan University, and participates in Strategic Planning with Toronto’s Black Food Sovereignty Initiative. Nicole holds degrees in Geography & Environmental Science and Nutrition & Food.