Chef Jesus Gomez, FoodShare As a leader in modelling healthy school food, Jesus approaches his work with great care, mentoring new generations of chefs that find their way to his kitchen through student placements, workplace partnerships, and volunteer postings. Anyone who has the pleasure to collaborate with Jesus comes away...
Grace Yeung, Grace Lisa May Grace Yeung is a Toronto based blogger and photographer. Grace started her blog, Grace Lisa May, as a creative space to share all the things she is passionate about – food, travel and lifestyle. She hopes to share her experiences through her photos and stories...
Dinner at the Farm Emcee Emma Waverman Emma Waverman is a writer, broadcaster and blogger who believes in the power of food to connect. She is the food columnist for Here and Now, the extremely popular drive-home show on CBC Radio One. Her food stories have appeared in The Globe...
Michelle’s RawFoodz Michelle’s RawFoodz is a line of organic, non-GMO, plant-based salad dressings, dips, and sauces that add incredible flavour to your plate. Our deep love for plants, and our belief that eating more of them just makes sense, led us to create recipes using the highest quality ingredients. Never...
Chef Bashir Munye, Nomadic Dinner Series 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...
Chef Joshna Maharaj, Take Back the Tray Joshna Maharaj is a chef, speaker, and activist who wants to help everyone have a better relationship with their food. She believes strongly in the power of chefs and social gastronomy to bring values of hospitality, sustainability, and social justice to the table to...
A very special treat is coming your way this fall – a BCCF x ChocoSol collab featuring heirloom Kakai pumpkins! 2018 will be the first season that we grow pumpkins at the farm. These heirloom pumpkins produce uniquely rich tasting and hull-less seeds. We are growing them in partnership with a...
The French Heritage tomato collection promises to deliver the beauty and flavour of heirlooms with the vigour of hybrid varieties. Coming to the Harvest Share soon! The tomato is native to western South America, not Italy, as you might have thought based on their importance in Italian cuisine. When they were...
How many of these eggplant facts did you already know? Native to Asia, the eggplant is in the same family as the tomato, pepper, and potato: the nightshade family, or Solanaceae. It can come in many colours including purple, black, white, yellow, and pink. Eggplant is used in the cuisines...
If you don’t yet know amaranth greens (aka callaloo or yeen choi) it’s high time you get acquainted! Amaranth greens are often called “Callaloo” amongst BCCF’s Afro-Caribbean community members, and “Yeen Choi” amongst Cantonese speakers. It is a heat-loving green that tastes similar to spinach and is very versatile. It...