ABOUT US
Our Story
WaterFarmers exists to support the next generation of farmers, growers, and sustainability-minded people. We work with businesses, individuals, and community organizations to develop and build solutions appropriate for their growing needs.
In 2017, co-founders Evan Bell and Garrett Tribble decided to start WaterFarmers Urban Agriculture, building on Evan’s prior experience designing and installing aquaponics systems and combining this with Garrett’s desire to put his construction skills to use addressing food security. WaterFarmers Urban Agriculture expands upon the service offerings of Evan’s previous venture, WaterFarmers Aquaponics, allowing us to help a broad range of clients achieve their goals with a solution suited specifically for them.
Our Approach
Our staff meet with clients early and often throughout each project, to discuss your vision and how to turn it into a reality. Whether it requires an off-the-shelf product, or a custom build, our team can design and build a productive solution for you.
WaterFarmers offers an integrated project delivery approach. This allows us to provide design-build services that are effective, affordable, and timely. This collaborative and transparent project delivery method maximizes the opportunity to work through design decisions early in the project - leading to a more efficient build process.
Our Team
Our team of consultants, designers, builders, and technical staff are uniquely positioned to steward complex projects in this exciting and growing industry from concept to execution.
Evan Bell
Co-founder & General Manager
With 7 years of agricultural experience, Evan has focused his career on a passion for providing climate resilient solutions within a systems design perspective. Evan has worked on farm projects across Canada, as well as internationally in India, Jamaica, Iceland and the USA. He has built and operated aquaponic, vertical farming and other forms of urban agriculture and related environmental systems. Evan provides high-level strategic oversight for WaterFarmers’ activities and maintains client and stakeholder relationships, ensuring projects are delivered on time and on budget.
In a prior life Evan worked as Senior Digital Analyst with leading agencies in Toronto. Subsequent private consulting work in data science and web analytics contributes to his understanding of data strategy, digital platforms, and project management.
Specialties
Farm & CEA Design | Farm and Agricultural Operations | Business Strategy | Data Modelling and Statistics | Environmental Economics | Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Septic System Install
Garrett Tribble
Co-founder & Construction Manager
Garrett’s primary role with WaterFarmers is as construction manager, ensuring the successful execution of builds to achieve client satisfaction. Additional responsibilities include client management, estimate generation, employee management, health and safety compliance, scheduling, procurement, contracting, and quality control. Garrett leads WaterFarmers on-site construction to ensure projects are completed successfully, safely, and on schedule.
Garrett is passionate about enhancing connections with the natural world, improving food security, and decreasing food waste. Garrett has developed experience with the food industry, horticulture, landscaping, urban agriculture, market gardening, green construction, and conventional construction.
Specialties
Residential Construction | Horticulture | Landscaping | Excavation | Wood Working | Property Maintenance
Andrew Clark
Lead Designer
Andrew is a designer and researcher with applied experience in urban agriculture and related spaces. His roles have included passive solar design, thermal modelling, industry research, and consulting for CEA facilities. Andrew has contributed to numerous urban agriculture projects through conceptual and technical design, CAD, budgeting, project management, equipment sizing, to construction, for both public and private sector clients.
Andrew has a Master’s degree in Applied Science (Engineering) from the University of Toronto, as well as a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. He values working on projects where technology, social purpose, and environmental sustainability intersect.
Specialties
CEA Design | Irrigation | Pumps | Lighting | Water Treatment | Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer | Building Science | Data Logging | Experimentation | Quantitative Research & Analysis
Location
WaterFarmers provides consulting & design services across North America.
We provide construction and landscaping services in and around Hamilton, Guelph, Toronto, and Waterloo Region.
We will travel for specialty projects, so please get it touch.
Our Address
B-101 Harris St.
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
N1E 5T2
Call Us
905.808.6578
hello@waterfarmers.ca