We are excited to share that Black Creek Community Farm is one of the 3rs Ambassadors for the City of Toronto. We’ve partnered with the city to offer the Urban Harvest program, an initiative that helps increase access to fresh food and engage our residents, the community, and school groups...
Our Urban Harvest team has been doing amazing work to reduce food waste through educational workshops and demonstrations on food preservation, diverting the fruits and vegetables surplus growing in our neighbour’s backyards to local food banks, and sharing tips and tricks on how to repurpose our food scraps into delicious...
We’re thrilled to announce that our Youth Program is back and open for fall registrations! If you’re aged between 15 and 29 and looking for a unique and engaging experience, join us every Saturday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the BlackCreek Community Farm. Youth Program Details: Dates: Every...
This month, we’d like to share some heartwarming stories and experiences from our children’s program. It’s been an absolute joy to witness the curiosity and enthusiasm of young minds as they explore the farm-to-table process, gain a deeper understanding of plants, and connect with the farm chickens. A Colorful Tomato...
My name is Dolly, and I was thankful for the opportunity to have my placement at BCCF. I started a pre-employment course at the Rexdale Community Centre for racialized women of color, and one of the requirements was for me to complete 104 hours. The opportunity for placement at Black ...
Article by Zahra Moses, BCCF summer staff through the Black Student Summer Leadership Program. Flowers can be very tricky when it comes to cooking. Which ones do you pick? How do you prepare them? How do you cook them? It seems like Rosa, from the Black Creek community, has it all...
In this photo from left to right is Gabrielle, Ohemaa (our Executive Director), and Tarrik posing together at the 2023 BSSLP YPAR Presentation This summer we had the pleasure of hosting 3 amazing interns, Zahra, Tarrik, and Gabrielle, from the Black Student Summer Leadership Program, a paid summer learning, mentorship,...
Black Creek Community Farm is seeking an artist to complete a residency with us this fall! Please share widely and apply at foodshare.net/torontofoodstories by August 20th! FoodShare is launching Toronto Food Stories: A Right to Food Art Residency, in collaboration with Black Creek Community Farm, Malvern Urban Farm, Healing As One and Emmett...
Late last month, Black Creek Community Farm hosted our 11th Annual Farm Festival, and what a day it turned out to be! The community came together for a day out at the farm to support local businesses, food vendors, crafts, activities, live performances, and, of course, free ice cream!
Kasyndra and Bashir as the Value-Add team at Black Creek Community Farm focuses on utilizing the organic produce that the farm has been growing in creating a line of delicious shelf-stable products. The Autumn Equinox is traditionally a time for wisdom and celebrating our connection with the Earth. There is...