Dorothy Long

Background

About Dorothy Long

Dorothy is a passionate advocate of Canadian food and farming. She holds degrees in home economics and education from the University of Saskatchewan, leveraging her background to promote greater consumer understanding of Canadian food and farming, as well as fostering positive relationships between consumers and farmers. For over 25 years, Dorothy has organized farm tours for food influencers, such as dietitians, journalists, chefs, and food writers. These tours, which began with Canola Camp in Saskatchewan, have expanded across the country. Dorothy has also been instrumental in developing a range of agrifood marketing strategies, including CanolaInfo, Saskatchewan Bounty, HealthyFlax, Spread the Mustard, Pick Pork, and the Saskatchewan component of the International Year of the Pulse campaign. In addition to her marketing work, Dorothy served as the Executive Director of Cuisine Canada and the Greenhouse Growers of Saskatchewan. She has written a food column for The Western Producer, edited the Growing Saskatchewan magazine, and co-authored the Discover the Pulse Potential cookbook. Dorothy believes that food is a powerful connector and the most intimate way that consumers come to understand agriculture. Currently, she is the Managing Director of Canadian Food Focus, a national campaign aimed at improving Canadians' food literacy from farm to plate. This project won a national Canadian AgriFood Marketers Alliance Award for Best Website Directed at the Public in 2022. Dorothy also co-chairs the National Consumer Engagement Working Group for Agriculture and Agrifood Canada and sits on the board of Taste Canada and the advisory board of #FoodDayCanada. In 2023, Dorothy was inducted into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame.