About Me — Beth Timmers

About me

I am an environmental social scientist with ten years of expertise in collaborative, policy-oriented sustainability research. In 2022, I moved into policy-making and public programming. My work and passion is food and agricultural sustainability. I’ve worked in tropical regions across Southeast Asia, East Africa and the Caribbean and in Canada.

I grew up on a small-scale vegetable farm in rural Manitoba and it wholly inspires my work.

A few things I’m into in 2024…

Returning to: Jamaica

Returning to: Jamaica

Reading: Sci-Fi brilliance

Reading: Sci-Fi brilliance

Adoring: my husband

Adoring: my husband

Exploring: Grasslands National Park

Exploring: Grasslands National Park

Listening to: Capitalism

Listening to: Capitalism

Planning: A honeymoon

Planning: A honeymoon

Obsessing over: Chappell Roan

Obsessing over: Chappell Roan

Taking: Sailing lessons

Taking: Sailing lessons

Watching: a perfect film

Watching: a perfect film

Supporting: Women in STEM

Supporting: Women in STEM

Exploring: Ghana

Exploring: Ghana

Skiing: in the mountains

Skiing: in the mountains

A few things I’m into in 2023…

Learning: Proper swimming

Learning: Proper swimming

Reading: Brilliant creativity

Reading: Brilliant creativity

Watching: things grow

Watching: things grow

Learning: About Gathering

Learning: About Gathering

Loving: Near Beer

Loving: Near Beer

Reading: Real Self Care

Reading: Real Self Care

Spotting: Seals in the Pacific

Spotting: Seals in the Pacific

Learning: double polling (Liam John)

Learning: double polling (Liam John)

Exploring: Greece

Exploring: Greece

Planning: my wedding

Planning: my wedding

Learning: intermediate French

Learning: intermediate French

A few things I’m into in 2022…

Reading: Fellowship Point

Reading: Fellowship Point

Moving: Functional Yoga

Moving: Functional Yoga

Hiking: the Cabot Trail

Hiking: the Cabot Trail

Canning: Things from the garden

Canning: Things from the garden

Paddling: Ontario lakes

Paddling: Ontario lakes

Listening to: Dolly Parton's America

Listening to: Dolly Parton's America

Running: through the spring

Running: through the spring

Hosting: friends and family

Hosting: friends and family

Skiing: faster and faster

Skiing: faster and faster

Listening to: the history of it all

Listening to: the history of it all

Running: on the frozen river

Running: on the frozen river

Reading: all of Yanagihara

Reading: all of Yanagihara

Listening to: everything by Michael Hobbes

Listening to: everything by Michael Hobbes

A few things I’m into in 2021…

Reading: Cooking with grace

Reading: Cooking with grace

Getting back to: Investing

Getting back to: Investing

Looking for: fresh air

Looking for: fresh air

Cooking: Every page of East

Cooking: Every page of East

Watching: perfect television

Watching: perfect television

Planting: a Pollinator Garden

Planting: a Pollinator Garden

Walking: 10,000 steps a day

Walking: 10,000 steps a day

Preparing: raised bed gardens

Preparing: raised bed gardens

Planning: a family vacation

Planning: a family vacation

Planning: a summer road trip

Planning: a summer road trip

Listening to: the best stories

Listening to: the best stories

Skating: on art (Handcraft)

Skating: on art (Handcraft)

A few things I’m into in 2020…

Reading: Brit Bennett

Reading: Brit Bennett

Doing: more winter sports

Doing: more winter sports

Organizing: Puzzle Club

Organizing: Puzzle Club

Doing: Winter sports

Doing: Winter sports

Adoring: Marty Ginsburgs of the world

Adoring: Marty Ginsburgs of the world

Reading: Molly Wizenberg's love story

Reading: Molly Wizenberg's love story

Spending: Not too much (John Woods)

Spending: Not too much (John Woods)

Cooking: all galettes, all the time

Cooking: all galettes, all the time

Watching: Neowise (Donna Lach)

Watching: Neowise (Donna Lach)

Living in: the West End again

Living in: the West End again

Listening to: Waxahatchee's Saint Cloud

Listening to: Waxahatchee's Saint Cloud

Reading: Books for cursed times

Reading: Books for cursed times

Reading: the Booker winner

Reading: the Booker winner

Exploring: the Pitons by the sea

Exploring: the Pitons by the sea

Leaving: academia for good

Leaving: academia for good

A few things I’m into in 2019…

Listening to: fave albums of 2019

Listening to: fave albums of 2019

Doing: loving winter

Doing: loving winter

Reading: Alicia Elliot excellence

Reading: Alicia Elliot excellence

Listening to: Winnipeg royalty

Listening to: Winnipeg royalty

Bartending: the alternative Oktoberfest

Bartending: the alternative Oktoberfest

Planning: work trips, side trips

Planning: work trips, side trips

Reading: the Voice of a Generation

Reading: the Voice of a Generation

Listening to: Said the Gramophone

Listening to: Said the Gramophone

Reading: Prairie Trans Futures

Reading: Prairie Trans Futures

Listening to: the Polaris Prize Short List

Listening to: the Polaris Prize Short List

Taking: Peer-reviewed adaptogens

Taking: Peer-reviewed adaptogens

Reading: The Crane Wife

Reading: The Crane Wife

Reading: Jenny Odell

Reading: Jenny Odell

Listening to: modern strings.

Listening to: modern strings.

Learning: alternative histories of home.

Learning: alternative histories of home.