Green things are growing! As the weather warms, lots of activities are happening on the farm as we gear up for our Harvest Share program. The soil is being worked so that hopefully it is dry enough to plant soon. All the soil microorganisms are becoming more active to help...
Support our Youth Internship Program with the purchase of a special edition KAKAI + CACAO chocolate bar! This is the 3rd year Black Creek Community Farm has worked in partnership with ChocoSol Traders to provide hands-on training to our youth interns. Thanks to this initiative our interns have successfully entered...
One final Sneak Peek on our first Harvest Share pickup day of 2018! “Carmen” Sweet Peppers. Peppers are native to the Americas and were introduced to Europe during the Columbian Exchange. Their spicy flavour led them to be confusingly given the same name as the spice, even though they are...
A very special treat is coming your way this fall – a BCCF x ChocoSol collab featuring heirloom Kakai pumpkins! 2018 will be the first season that we grow pumpkins at the farm. These heirloom pumpkins produce uniquely rich tasting and hull-less seeds. We are growing them in partnership with a...
The French Heritage tomato collection promises to deliver the beauty and flavour of heirlooms with the vigour of hybrid varieties. Coming to the Harvest Share soon! The tomato is native to western South America, not Italy, as you might have thought based on their importance in Italian cuisine. When they were...
How many of these eggplant facts did you already know? Native to Asia, the eggplant is in the same family as the tomato, pepper, and potato: the nightshade family, or Solanaceae. It can come in many colours including purple, black, white, yellow, and pink. Eggplant is used in the cuisines...
If you don’t yet know amaranth greens (aka callaloo or yeen choi) it’s high time you get acquainted! Amaranth greens are often called “Callaloo” amongst BCCF’s Afro-Caribbean community members, and “Yeen Choi” amongst Cantonese speakers. It is a heat-loving green that tastes similar to spinach and is very versatile. It...
Introducing Chioggia beets, aka candy-stripe beets. ? ? Chioggia beets (pronounced kee-OH-gee-uh), in addition to their fabulously fun appearance, are a beet variety that has a delicately sweet flavour, and are slightly less earthy tasting than regular red beets. They can be used just like any other type of beet and make...
Mmm… Sungold cherry tomatoes. A Harvest Share member favourite from 2017 returns! Sungold tomatoes are the gold winner in flavour according to many of our harvest share members. Our greenhouse is already full of tomato plants for this season and we are excited to harvest this crop! Tomatoes help protect...
We’re excited to share a series of posts featuring some of our favourite Harvest Share varieties with you. First up: Gai Lan! The complex flavour of Chinese broccoli is a delicious blend of kale, broccoli and rapini, with a crunchy stem and succulent leaves. It is a staple in any...