Description
An urban farm that engages, educates and empowers diverse communities through the growing and sharing of food. Black Creek Community Farm (BCCF) is a seven-acre site located on Toronto and Region Conservation Authority land in Toronto. The farm is uniquely situated between a major urban centre (Jane & Finch) and a major university (York).
The project is being led by Everdale, a farm-based charity with 15 years of experience growing food and providing hands-on, solution-based food and farming education to children, youth, and aspiring new farmers.
Everdale is joined by an amazing group of partners: FoodShare, a charity whose goal is Good, Healthy Food for All; Afri-Can Food Basket, a charity engaging the community in the garden for food security; & Fresh City Farms, a local food business harnessing the power of social enterprise.
These four organizations have come together to launch a ground-breaking, community urban farm. The farm will be staffed and supported by community residents and the harvests of fresh, healthy food will feed the local community. The farm will also be an intergenerational place of learning and training where youth will reconnect to the story of their food, a new generation of urban farmers will be trained and the community will gather.
The farm will re-imagine the urban food and farming landscape and provide a model for other cities around the world.
The first harvests will be in 2013. We welcome your support and involvement.
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RECENT FACEBOOK POSTS
facebook.comBCCF May Newsletter
This Month: #100in1Day, Summer Camp registration, become a Harvest Share member, Vermi-Composting, and more!
Volunteer Event: Food Forest Planting Day #3
Black Creek Community Farm's cover photo
Don't miss our 100in1Day Toronto intervention on Saturday, June 4th! Help us expand our educational garden spaces for kids, seniors and everyone in between! See 100in1Day: Building a Place to Learn and Grow to sign up.
Vermi-Composting Workshop
Big thanks to FoodShare Toronto and those who attended last night's backyard composting workshop! Next up will be a Vermi-composting workshop on June 23rd - convert your food scraps into soil with the mighty power of WORMS! https://www.facebook.com/events/1004805642929326/
Timeline Photos
Guess who we tracked today? #animaltracking #outdooreducation #forestfun
4th Annual Black Creek Community Farm Festival
PA Day Camp
There are only a few spots left! Register today by emailing bccfkidsprograms@everdale.org
100in1Day: Building a Place to Learn and Grow
Happening this Saturday for 100in1Day Toronto, Black Creek Community Farm will host one of many interventions taking place across the city to inspire citizen involvement by bringing people together for change. Please come ready to get a little dirty. Kids are welcome if accompanied by a parent or guardian.
FoodShare Toronto
Awesome new initiative by FoodShare Toronto brings fresh fruit and vegetables to TTC stations so riders can shop during their commute!
Black Creek Community Farm's cover photo
Our awesome volunteers helping to complete the spiral garden in our Outdoor Classroom.
PA Day Camp
Back by popular demand, PA DAY CAMP! Register by emailing bccfkidsprograms@everdale.org to ensure you get a spot for your camper, this filled up quickly last time.
Food Justice Day of Action!
Join our community in the march for Food Justice this Saturday at 11am - lunch is on us! #FoodIsARight #OvenBakedPizza Black Creek Food Justice Network
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kenmcd85
Community farm + mural at Jane and Steeles, I had no clue this existed here, great idea.
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