Dorothy Long

Dorothy Long, BlueSkyIdeas
Dorothy Long is a consulting home economist with over 18 years of experience working in the agri-food industry. Dorothy has worked for several commodity groups and agri-food associations developing marketing, promotions and education programs, as well as resource materials for both the domestic and international marketplace. She has traveled extensively and planned for and attended conferences internationally. She conceptualized Canola Camp and the Canola Camper Alumni program, a very successful foodwriters tour rated by participants as the best-organized and most thoughtful food tour that they had attended. She also was a founding member of Saskatchewan Bounty, a joint commodity group interested in promoting Saskatchewan agriculture and food. Saskatchewan Bounty later became Growing Saskatchewan and Dorothy served as the editor of the Growing Saskatchewan magazine that was distributed in grocery stores across the province. Dorothy also co-produced Encore, a culinary theatre experience that celebrated the goodness of Saskatchewan food and agriculture. Dorothy also served as the Executive Director of Cuisine Canada for 4 years overseeing the running of day-to-day operations as well as 2 national Northern Bounty conferences and a yearly Cookbook awards competition and gala. Through Cuisine Canada Dorothy has developed a national network within the food and agriculture industry. Dorothy also writes a monthly food articles for the Western Producer and has written for various agri-food publications and has been published in Canadian Living magazine.
Currently, Dorothy’s main contract is as the brand manager for CanolaInfo, the marketing and promotions arm of Canola Council of Canada.