Please look through your cupboards to find 1- and 2-litre mason jars you are willing to donate to Sweet Grass Roots Collective’s jar drive. Jars will be used to package sweetwater from maple trees at Black Creek Community Farm that Sweet Grass Roots Collective will distribute to Indigenous community. From...
“WOW,” you’ll say when you see what the Value Added team and volunteers* have created for our Holiday Box. Purchase the $80 Holiday Box to support BCCF’s food access and educational programs while enjoying delicious and unique products made by Chef Bashir Munye to highlight the farm’s organic produce. With...
This month, we’d like to share some heartwarming stories and experiences from our children’s program. It’s been an absolute joy to witness the curiosity and enthusiasm of young minds as they explore the farm-to-table process, gain a deeper understanding of plants, and connect with the farm chickens. A Colorful Tomato...
My name is Dolly, and I was thankful for the opportunity to have my placement at BCCF. I started a pre-employment course at the Rexdale Community Centre for racialized women of color, and one of the requirements was for me to complete 104 hours. The opportunity for placement at Black ...
Black Creek Community Farm is seeking an artist to complete a residency with us this fall! Please share widely and apply at foodshare.net/torontofoodstories by August 20th! FoodShare is launching Toronto Food Stories: A Right to Food Art Residency, in collaboration with Black Creek Community Farm, Malvern Urban Farm, Healing As One and Emmett...
We have made the difficult decision to cancel Brunch at the Farm, scheduled for Sept. 17 and 18, 2022. With our team’s attention currently focused on addressing community needs and concerns, our limited capacity prevents us from being able to create and deliver an outstanding event experience at this time....
Our next Black Creek Pop-Up Market is on Saturday, September 3, 12-5 pm This summer, we’re hosting a series of monthly Pop-Up markets at Corner Commons, 1911 Finch Ave (in the parking lot of Jane-Finch Mall). Check out Corner Commons’ Instagram stories to see footage and images of the August event. Organized...
Wondering what it is like to do your placement at Black Creek Community Farm? Imagine doing your placement on a beautiful 8-acre urban farm that houses fluffy chickens, an outdoor classroom, pavilion, outdoor brick oven, beehives and a serene trail system that leads to a ravine. Our growing spaces are...
Hello BCCF community! Despite the perception that farmers have time “off” during the winter months, there is much background planning work that takes place! The winter months are certainly a slower time around the farm, but it is also the time when we are reviewing last season’s successes and challenges, developing...
Pre-holiday early bird tickets for the 4th annual Dinner at the Farm – A Night of Culinary Enchantment will go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday December 18, 2019 at 10am! The 4th annual Dinner at the Farm will bring together premier chefs from across Ontario, locally grown fruits and vegetables, a...