Register Now The Black Creek Community Farm Summer Online Camp will provide daily 1-hour sessions for children between the ages of 4 and 12 years old. The sessions will operate between July 6th and July 31st, 2020, with online registration (above link). The scheduled programming will encourage participants to get...
- Jun2020
Register Now – for Online Summer Camp
June 29, 2020
Happy Pollinator Day!
June 27, 2020
It is National Pollinator Week, and we’re taking the opportunity to celebrate and give thanks to the pollinators who keep our farm full of fruits and vegetables! Usually we would be having a day full of activities on the farm, but we will be shifting our efforts online this year...
Register now for next week’s #Urbanharvest workshop: #ScrappyHour with jade from FoodShare: Pickle Your Leftovers! In the spirit of Urban Harvest, this workshop is going to be all about sharing tips and tricks for reducing our food waste. You will learn how to make quick refrigerator #pickles out of everyday...
- Mar2020
Emergency Food Box Statistics
March 30, 2020
See the images below to see who is receiving our emergency food boxes:
BLACK CREEK COMMUNITY FARM COVID-19 NOTICE
March 13, 2020
MARCH 13, 2020 The Black Creek Community Farm (BCCF) has been monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic around the world and in Toronto. As a precautionary measure, the following March programs and events will be cancelled: March Break Camp Maple Syrup Day Food preservation workshops Field trips Volunteer activities Site bookings BCCF...
- Feb2020
An Update from Your Farmers: Seeds and Winter Planning
February 11, 2020
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...
- Dec2019
Buy pre-holiday early bird Dinner at the Farm tickets for the foodies on your list!
December 17, 2019
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...
- Nov2019
Urban Harvest Waste Reduction Week Celebrations
November 11, 2019
The Urban Harvest team participated in Foodism Magazine and City of Toronto’s Love Food Hate Waste Brunch at the St Lawrence Market Kitchen. This was a kick off to the week-long Waste Reduction Week, Oct 21-27, to celebrate local and nationwide environmental efforts in helping reduce waste. The focus of the...
Halloween at the Farm 2019 Recap
November 7, 2019
This year marked our first annual Halloween at the Farm presented by BCCF. From 2 to 5 pm, little ghouls and boys were able to enjoy activities fit for the whole family. We had a Jack-O-Lantern carving station to see who could carve the spookiest pumpkin. The farm also set...
- Oct2019
October Update from Your Farmers
October 8, 2019
The seasons are changing, as are things in the market garden. We have shifted into the “wrap up” phase of the season. With the exception of garlic, all other crops in the 2019 crop plan have now been seeded. While there are still lots of crops in the field waiting...