Black Creek Community Farm (Toronto)
Toronto, Canada · Operator: Black Creek Community Farm (Everdale & TRCA founding partners)
Overview
An 8-acre urban farm in Toronto's vulnerable Jane-Finch neighbourhood dedicated to food justice, education and sustainability. It was founded in 2013 with Everdale Environmental Learning Centre and the TRCA as founding partners.
Citizen participation
Residents of the Jane-Finch neighbourhood take part as volunteers and staff in growing the food, joining an intergenerational space for learning about cultivation, cooking and food justice. Over 1,000 people a year engage through the market, harvest activities, youth and children's programmes and a CSA.
Operating model
Non-profit operating on land owned by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), funded by produce and CSA sales, markets, grants, donations and educational programme revenue. Its goal is to improve local food access.
Impact
Supplies fresh, healthy, affordable food to nearby neighbourhoods, with over 1,000 people a year joining its growing, cooking and food-education programmes. Beehives and a food forest also contribute to urban biodiversity.
Land tenure
Land is owned by the public conservation authority (TRCA) and used by the operating organisation, run as a long-term community farm.
Crops
- vegetables
- mushrooms
- honey
Scale
32,000 m² — 約8エーカー（3.2ヘクタール）。トロント最大の都市農場。認証有機の畑、フードフォレスト、四季対応の温室、養蜂、鶏、マッシュルームガーデンなどを備える
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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