Bernice Yanful is a PhD student in Public Health at the University of Toronto. Her work focuses on food security and school meal programs.

As a resident of Black Creek Community I am deeply committed to promoting food security in the neighbourhood by advocating for programs to ensure residents have skills and support to collaborate effectively. My core belief is to work and empower our community using my background skills in business analysis and...

Sam Tecle is Assistant Professor of Community Engaged Learning at New College, University of Toronto. His work focuses on Black and Diaspora Studies, Urban Studies, and Sociology of Education. His forthcoming work: Black Grammars: On Difference and Belonging focuses on the experiences and perspectives relating to blackness and Black identification of East African...

Vanessa Ling Yu is the founder of caterToronto, a Toronto neighbourhoods-based catering network with the mission to cultivate better social and economic outcomes by connecting people and food in ways that are diverse, dignified, and delicious for all! Her knowledge and experience of working with communities includes participatory action research,...

Gabriel Allahdua, a former migrant farm worker And now an organizer with the collective, Justice for migrant workers. He joined the BCCF Steering committee because he wants a Canadian food system that is HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE and JUST.

Joe G. Thomas is an Author, Farmer, and founder of Black Vegans of Toronto. He is a strong advocate of a plant-based lifestyle and food justice and sovereignty for Black and racialized people.

Cornelia Mazgarean was born in Romania, where she experienced the dictatorial regime of Ceausescu and lived through the revolution of 1989. After graduating law in Romania, she came to Canada for work, in search of a better life. In time, she obtained a law degree and a Master of Laws...

Butterfly is one of the Co-Chair’s of the Black Creek Community Farm Steering Committee. She’s a proud for lifer resident of the Jane-Finch community, mother of two sons, a journalist and is a community health worker for more than 10-years. She’s a resident member of Jane-Finch Action Against Poverty and Black Creek Food...