TORONTO ─ On September 19th, the Black Creek Community Farm, a unique eight-acre urban agricultural space that engages, educates, and empowers in Toronto’s Jane/Finch community to re-connect to the land and provide dignity to its residents within our food systems, will be hosting its annual fundraiser called “Dinner at the Farm – A Night of Culinary Entertainment.”
The funds raised will go towards supporting the farm’s efforts to provide produce to its community members, while also offering farm education programming for all age groups. This year, the farm will be celebrating its 12th year in operation. During this time, it has done progressive work in enriching the community through a thriving farm, creating access to healthy food, providing holistic hands-on training, and intergenerational learning experiences. Central to the urban farm is the biodiversity in its growing spaces. The learning gardens are models of sustainable urban agriculture, which include the food forest, pollinator gardens of both native and medicinal plans, learning gardens for children, youth, and seniors, community garden plots and a sensory garden. The farm is a not-for-profit organization and a leader in urban agriculture and the community food sector.
The event is taking place during urban agriculture week (Sept 16-20). Those interested in purchasing tickets to the event, click here