The Stop Community Food Centre — Green Barn (Toronto)
Toronto, Canada · Operator: The Stop Community Food Centre (non-profit)
Overview
A community food centre in Toronto's west end, founded in 1982, running a food bank plus four community gardens and two farmers' markets. Its Green Barn is an urban-agriculture hub with a greenhouse and compost demonstration centre.
Citizen participation
Clients and local residents take part in growing, harvesting and workshops across four gardens, learning gardening skills. Harvested produce can be taken home, with the remainder used in the food bank and drop-in meal programmes.
Operating model
A non-profit community food centre running a food bank, gardens and farmers' markets, funded by donations, grants and corporate support. It combines emergency food access with community building through food.
Impact
It combines emergency food support with gardening education; in fiscal 2024, 186 people took part in workshops and growing activities across its four gardens. Produce reaches low-income households through the food bank and meal programmes.
Land tenure
Green Barn occupies city-owned facilities in Toronto's Wychwood Barns park; the gardens are run as long-term neighbourhood hubs.
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
Scale
4つのコミュニティ菜園（Green Barn, Earlscourt, Global Roots, Mashkikii;aki'ing）を運営。Green Barnは温室・パン窯・堆肥実演センター・通年ファーマーズマーケットを備える都市農業拠点
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This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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