It’s been an exciting time at Black Creek Community Farm, where we’ve been hosting some fantastic field trips that are nothing short of inspiring! If you’re curious about sustainable agriculture, read on to get a glimpse of the amazing work we’ve been doing: Clover School Students’ Farm-to-Table Adventure 🍅🥕🐔 Our...
The Fall Equinox is to honour the corn moon and to honour all the hard work the staff and Mother Earth have done over the summer. On September 20th, we honoured them by singing and dancing for the people and the land. The vibrations from the big drum were felt...
Our Executive Director, Ohemaa Boateng, hangs out under the apple tree with Hansel Igbavboa, Foodshare’s Right to Food Campaign Coordinator, Moe Pramanick, Foodshare’s Community Mobilization Coordinator, Nathan Baya, Raoul Olou, Sun Ravichandran, and Ehiko Odeh after an insightful tour of the Black Creek Community Farm space
Hello! My name is Susan Henry-Bassaragh. I am the new Market Garden Facilitator and recently joined the hard-working team Market Garden team at Black Creek Community Farm. Come by the farm and say “hello”, I would love to meet you! I am the youngest of 4 girls. My parents and...
We are excited to share that Black Creek Community Farm is one of the 3rs Ambassadors for the City of Toronto. We’ve partnered with the city to offer the Urban Harvest program, an initiative that helps increase access to fresh food and engage our residents, the community, and school groups...
Our Urban Harvest team has been doing amazing work to reduce food waste through educational workshops and demonstrations on food preservation, diverting the fruits and vegetables surplus growing in our neighbour’s backyards to local food banks, and sharing tips and tricks on how to repurpose our food scraps into delicious...
We’re thrilled to announce that our Youth Program is back and open for fall registrations! If you’re aged between 15 and 29 and looking for a unique and engaging experience, join us every Saturday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the BlackCreek Community Farm. Youth Program Details: Dates: Every...
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 ...
Article by Zahra Moses, BCCF summer staff through the Black Student Summer Leadership Program. Flowers can be very tricky when it comes to cooking. Which ones do you pick? How do you prepare them? How do you cook them? It seems like Rosa, from the Black Creek community, has it all...