Meet the Lishe Team

Meet our family and community of gardeners

Lishe = nourish or nutrition. Our brand reflects our native Swahili language. 

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Years after migrating to Canada from East Africa, we longed for a farm, where we could retreat, refuel and grow culturally-appropriate (nostalgic) foods for our family and invite the  community in. 

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In 2024, we finally found our dream farm property! We are delighted to share our organic gardens with fellow gardeners and to feed our community with fresh, nutritious foods.

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Lishe Gardens was started by former professors, filled with a passion for teaching and learning. Our farm is by design reflective of our dream - to pass on our love of nature and valuable hands-on skills to inspire the next generation of gardeners and farmers.

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​Dr. Lishe (Henry) is the master foodie by profession, with a PhD in Food Science and years of experience in R&D in the food manufacturing space. He lends his analytical and technical skills as the master gardener. 

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​Mama Lishe (Penina), is our master gardener & tree hugger. She believes food and gardening are effective approaches for building community and intercultural relations. A born adventurer and master curator, she often takes garden tours/safaris wherever she travels - check out for her curated photos on our Instagram, Facebook, and You Tube pages. She infuses her creativity in the gardens and her passion for food advocacy and wellbeing.

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The farm serves as our live teaching and fun working lab for our two amazing teenagers.

We warmly welcome you to our gardens! Karibuni

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