Register Now The Black Creek Community Farm Summer Online Camp will provide daily 1-hour sessions for children between the ages of 4 and 12 years old. The sessions will operate between July 6th and July 31st, 2020, with online registration (above link). The scheduled programming will encourage participants to get...

It is National Pollinator Week, and we’re taking the opportunity to celebrate and give thanks to the pollinators who keep our farm full of fruits and vegetables! Usually we would be having a day full of activities on the farm, but we will be shifting our efforts online this year...

Register now for next week’s #Urbanharvest workshop: #ScrappyHour with jade from FoodShare: Pickle Your Leftovers! In the spirit of Urban Harvest, this workshop is going to be all about sharing tips and tricks for reducing our food waste. You will learn how to make quick refrigerator #pickles out of everyday...

See the images below to see who is receiving our emergency food boxes:

MARCH 13, 2020 The Black Creek Community Farm (BCCF) has been monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic around the world and in Toronto. As a precautionary measure, the following March programs and events will be cancelled: March Break Camp Maple Syrup Day Food preservation workshops Field trips Volunteer activities Site bookings BCCF...

Hello BCCF community! Despite the perception that farmers have time “off” during the winter months, there is much background planning work that takes place! The winter months are certainly a slower time around the farm, but it is also the time when we are reviewing last season’s successes and challenges, developing...

Pre-holiday early bird tickets for the 4th annual Dinner at the Farm – A Night of Culinary Enchantment will go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday December 18, 2019 at 10am! The 4th annual Dinner at the Farm will bring together premier chefs from across Ontario, locally grown fruits and vegetables, a...

The Urban Harvest team participated in Foodism Magazine and City of Toronto’s Love Food Hate Waste Brunch at the St Lawrence Market Kitchen. This was a kick off to the week-long Waste Reduction Week, Oct 21-27, to celebrate local and nationwide environmental efforts in helping reduce waste. The focus of the...

This year marked our first annual Halloween at the Farm presented by BCCF. From 2 to 5 pm, little ghouls and boys were able to enjoy activities fit for the whole family. We had a Jack-O-Lantern carving station to see who could carve the spookiest pumpkin. The farm also set...

The seasons are changing, as are things in the market garden. We have shifted into the “wrap up” phase of the season. With the exception of garlic, all other crops in the 2019 crop plan have now been seeded. While there are still lots of crops in the field waiting...