Shane Jones is a professor or horticulture, food, and farming at Durham College and the new The Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture.

Shane is helping to oversee the Barrett Centre's mission:

• Enhance the existing urban farm at the Durham College Whitby campus.
• Become a source for information, support and coaching for traditionally underserved and marginalized communities when it comes to urban agriculture initiatives including food security. 
• Create a comprehensive and connected array of educational programs and materials in urban agriculture will be to meet growing employment needs.
• Create dozens of new opportunities in the years ahead for students to gain experience working on urban farms and in roles supporting the operations.
• Become home to a team of highly respected experts working to establish it as an internationally recognized hub of knowledge around sustainable urban agriculture.