Growing Guelph

Teresa Johnston (co–run director) and her sister Sue Wilkinson (social media & comms) join me on the podcast to share their family’s story and how the Guelph Run for the Cure is growing as it moves t…

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In this episode, I sat down with to speak with Randy Freese of the Guelph Indigenous Community Council (GICC) about identity, land, and community. Randy shares his personal journ…

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In this episode, I sat down with Guelph-based singer-songwriter CJ Cooper about the power of music to process emotion, the influence of growing up in Guelph, and how songwriting has evolved in the di…

In this episode of Growing Guelph, we sit down with Dr. Anne-Marie Zajdlik—family physician, HIV/AIDS advocate, global health leader, and recent Green Party candidate in the 2025 federal election. Dr…

In this episode of Growing Guelph, I sit down with Stephanie Scapinello, founder of Strawberry Sunshine — a handmade candle business that has grown into a community hub for makers, artists, and dream…

In this episode of Growing Guelph, host Jordan Sloggett is joined by Grace Sant, Host Farms, Outreach and Education Manager at the Donkey Sanctuary of Canada. Grace offers a deep and heartfelt look i…

In this episode, host Jordan Sloggett talks with Samantha Hicks and Kriti Murthy from the Guelph Climate Action Network (GCAN) about the emotional side of climate work—and how community, empathy, and…

In this episode I'm speaking to Glynis Hamilton, Principal and Founder of the Montessori School of Wellington, and Rayna Lew, Office Administrator—and Glynis' daughter. Together, they offer a unique …

In this episode of Growing Guelph, host Jordan Sloggett sits down with Nathan Skoufis, a 23-time world martial arts champion and the owner of Guelph Family Martial Arts. Nathan shares his journey fro…

This week on the Growing Guelph Podcast, we're joined by Conor Russell and Morgan Dandie—two local organizers helping to launch Resistance and Resilience Guelph, a community-rooted initiative respond…

In this episode of Growing Guelph, I sat down with Dominique O’Rourke, the newly elected Member of Parliament for Guelph. Dominique shares the personal story behind her entry into politics, from her …

In this episode, I sat down with Anna Schwanke—known online as @thezerowastegryphon. Anna is a passionate advocate for accessible, joyful sustainability. Anna shares her journey into the zero-waste l…

Matt Ryder is the founder behind FTI Studios in Guelph, and he might be among the most unrelentingly positive and collaborative Guelphites that I've had the privilege of speaking to on the Growing Gu…

Lynn Broughton from Taste Detours joins me on Growing Guelph this week. Lynn shares her wealth of knowledge all about Guelph's food scene - and the career she's established on giving personalized foo…

This week on Growing Guelph is my conversation with John Galbraith and Dakota Pitz. John is the creator of Doll haus events, and Dakota is a Guelph Real Estate Agent, Sponsor and judge of the DollHou…

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Mike Smith is the farm coordinator for the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming (GCUOF), at the University of Guelph.

This past week     Mike gave me a great tour of the GCUOF, otherwise often know…

Adam A. Donaldson runs Guelph Politico - a blog dedicated to covering local Guelph city news. Adam also co-hosts a political and current affairs show on CFRU 93.3 fm called “Open Sources Guelph" as w…

On this episode of Growing Guelph I joined Bobby Raffin at Three Pieces, a Fashion Boutique at 54 Carden St. in the heart of downtown Guelph. We talked about Bobby's work as a fashion designer, runni…