Lesley Kelly
A marketer by trade and entrepreneur, Lesley farms with her family on their grain farm at Saskatchewan and is the head and heart behind the alias High Heels & Canola Fields where she dispels myths about agriculture and brings consumers and farmers together. She learned of the disconnect while building a snack food company using the grain grown on her farm. Lesley’s goal in being involved in agriculture beyond the farm is to build community and connection that help both the industry, farmers and consumers.
Lesley has been a leader in advocating for mental health in agriculture. She has been part of a nation-wide campaign that has raised over $150 million dollars for mental health community initiatives across Canada and co-founded the Do More Agriculture Foundation, a Canadian registered charity solely focused on mental health in agriculture, whose mission is to break barriers, support all Canadian farmers in taking care of their mental health and bring much needed resources to the industry. Since its inception in 2018, the foundation has trained thousands of farmers across Canada in mental health. She was recognized by the YWCA with the Women of Distinction award and received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal for this work.
She is also a cohost of “What The Farm” podcast, Director for Saskatchewan Wheat and when Lesley isn’t in the field, you can find her running to the hockey rink with her two sons, learning how to cook for a harvest crew and spending time with her husband.
