Andre Baynes is an educator and designer with a passion for community-focused education and action toward collective land stewardship. With a background in traditional gardening, design, and storytelling, Andre brings a unique perspective to land stewardship education. Their work aims at imagining and building nature-centric systems for a world beyond...

Living in the city all my life, I have always been surrounded by multiculturalism, leaving me with an appreciation for diversity. I grew up understanding the importance of community involvement. I was introduced to agriculture early on as a child, and having my own family now, I try to continue...

Our Farm Manager Rachael is keen to bring her knowledge and experiences from her work as a market gardener at The Working Centre in Kitchener. Building relationships with people and nature are important to her. Doing hands-on work alongside others, as well as sharing and respecting diverse foodways are critical...

Chef Bashir Munye is part of a new generation of Toronto chefs who are inspired by global cuisine while creating the future of local and sustainable food ideas. A true global child, Bashir’s experience of food embraces many geographical and cultural boundaries. Born in Somalia, and raised in Italy, he...

Hermmela Tafesse is our new Market Garden Facilitator! They were formerly a part of Foodshare’s Youth Grown program, growing fresh vegetables, herbs and greens under the name Kassa Harvest. After a few years of working in the art world Hermmela decided that what was important to them was in the...

Adwoa Toku is our new Seniors Program Facilitator at Black Creek Community Farm! She is passionate about regenerative urban agriculture and wellness through food. Learning and sharing knowledge is important to her and these days she gets excited about compost, fermentation and mycelial-plant relations. She loves to grow Herbs, Flowers...

Ohemaa Boateng, a long time resident in the Jane and Finch community, has been a leading organizer for urban agriculture, social justice, food security and food sovereignty in Toronto. Ohemaa started her journey into food justice work at Black Creek Community Farm as a farm staff – spearheading the Farm...

As a long-time resident of Jane-Finch, Sashoya is an oral-storyteller, animation writer and theatre performer. She has been working with BCCF for the last 3-4 years in various capacities from Farm School/Camp Program assistant to Youth Program Coordinator and now Emergency Food Box Program Assistant. The work at the farm...

Joshua Recollet is an Ojibway and Cree Indigenous earth worker born and raised here in Toronto. He has always had a passion for taking care of mother earth and learning about the lands and restoring the knowledge for all to learn and carry on.

Mildred Agsaoay is an active resident, volunteer and organizer in the Jane and Finch community for the past 10 years. She is in her third year as Coordinator of the Urban Harvest Program and she hopes to inspire more residents to grow their own food, share their surplus and learn...