Adapting to the weather: It’s been a cool, wet spring! Lately the weather has been a mix of sun and rain. We spend the sunny days weeding our fields and planting the next succession of lettuce and beet crops. During the rainy days we take our work inside the greenhouse...
Working with the rain: Like most farms this year, we have been eagerly observing our fields, waiting for them to dry out enough to prepare them for planting. “Preparing” means forking the soil to loosen them up a bit, to increase drainage and the amount of air pockets in the...
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...
Our wonderful Director Leticia Deawuo was chosen from over 100 nominations as a Top Ten Finalist in CBC Toronto’s Community Champions awards. As her profile on the awards page says, ‘Leticia is an extraordinary leader who has worked tirelessly and successfully to address food insecurity in her community.’ Only 5 individuals...
We are excited to announce that we have joined FoodShare’s Supportive Partnerships Platform. FoodShare has a long history of partnering with communities in Toronto to catalyze social change through food. We are thrilled to be taking this important step towards greater community ownership of Black Creek Community Farm with FoodShare’s support.
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...
Merit Brewing Located in the heart of downtown Hamilton at 107 James Street North, MERIT Brewing is a brewery, kitchen, and bottle shop. Guided by a team of ambitious friends, MERIT strives to represent the heart, art, and soul of Hamilton in every beer, every bite, and every experience. We’re...
Mill Street Brewery Our story begins in the winter of 2002 when we opened the doors to our little red brick brewery in Toronto’s historic Distillery District. With an earth-friendly philosophy in mind, Original Organic Lager was the first beer we ever made, and the first ever organic beer brewed...
ChocoSol Traders ChocoSol is a social enterprise that makes artisanal dark chocolate. Our artisanal chocolate is made in Toronto using organic, forest garden, shade-grown cacao, sourced directly from Indigenous communities in Southern Mexico, Dominican Republic and Ecuador. Our chocolates are made without dairy, gluten, soy, and nuts, and are also...
The Big Carrot The Big Carrot is a worker-owned natural food market that has been committed to local, organic, non-GMO and sustainable food systems since 1983. We are a one-stop shop offering produce, grocery, bulk, body care and a wholistic dispensary. Our juice & smoothie bars and kitchen serve up...