FACES OF BCCF: MEET OUR DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATION TRAINEE, SEFYA!

Greetings, Everyone!  I’m Sefya Mitchell, You can call me Sefya (She/Her), and I’m absolutely thrilled to embark on this adventure at BCCF for the next couple of months.  As a fourth-year international student pursuing a degree in social-cultural anthropology, I have made it my mission to dive headfirst into the...

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Compost Your Fall Food Scraps!

Your soil and the environment are in for a great treat when you compost your Halloween Pumpkins and Fall Harvest Food Scraps!

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Special Thursday Farm Stand Dates

In October and November, we have special activities planned for every Thursday Farm Stand! The Farm Stand runs from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm each week. Special Farm Stand Dates October 19: Clothing Swap and Halloween Donations October 26: Clothing Swap and Halloween Donations November 2: Cozy Drinks and Treats...

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Organic Winter Vegetable Boxes

Sign up and purchase the Organic Winter Vegetable Boxes here. The Harvest Share CSA season will end with a last pick-up on Nov 16, but there is still more to be enjoyed from the fields!  We will be selling 2 dates of winter vegetable box pickups (December 1st/2nd and December...

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Field Trips with Kids, Adults and Youth

It’s been an exciting time at Black Creek Community Farm, where we’ve been hosting some fantastic field trips that are nothing short of inspiring! If you’re curious about sustainable agriculture, read on to get a glimpse of the amazing work we’ve been doing: Clover School Students’ Farm-to-Table Adventure 🍅🥕🐔 Our...

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Fall Equinox Re-cap!

The Fall Equinox is to honour the corn moon and to honour all the hard work the staff and Mother Earth have done over the summer.  On September 20th, we honoured them by singing and dancing for the people and the land. The vibrations from the big drum were felt...

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Our Right to Food: Toronto Food Stories

Our Executive Director, Ohemaa Boateng, hangs out under the apple tree with Hansel Igbavboa, Foodshare’s Right to Food Campaign Coordinator, Moe Pramanick, Foodshare’s Community Mobilization Coordinator, Nathan Baya, Raoul Olou, Sun Ravichandran, and Ehiko Odeh after an insightful tour of the Black Creek Community Farm space

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FACES OF BCCF: MEET OUR MARKET GARDEN FACILITATOR, SUSAN!

Hello! My name is Susan Henry-Bassaragh. I am the new Market Garden Facilitator and recently joined the hard-working team Market Garden team at Black Creek Community Farm. Come by the farm and say “hello”, I would love to meet you! I am the youngest of 4 girls. My parents and...

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We are the 3Rs Ambassador for the City of Toronto!

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...

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