Elbert van Donkersgoed was the Strategic Policy Advisor for the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario from 1971 to 2006 and the Executive Director of the Greater Toronto Area Agricultural Action Committee from 2006 to 2008. In 1986, he received an honourary life membership in the Ontario Institute of Agrologists âin recognition of leadership, contribution and Christian commitment to agriculture and of his service to his communityâ. Last year he was named 2021 Distinguished Alumni by Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Elbert and his wife Nellie live in Guelph, Ontario, where they are refurbishing an 1847 home built from local limestone.
