Matthew Kyriakides is a Professional Agrologist with over a decade of experience in agriculture and forestry. His work bridges community development, land-based education, food production, and ecosystem restoration. He is passionate about collaborative land care strategies that build food security and foster ecological stewardship.

Matthew is a PhD Candidate with the Ecogastronomy Research Group at the University of Victoria. He holds a BSc in Global Resource Systems from the University of British Columbia and an MSc in Earth and Environment from Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands, where he focused on biological soil quality and ecosystem restoration.