building strong, sustainable, local food systems
Emergency Food Support Initiative
In response to the impact COVID-19 had on members of our community, the Afri-Can FoodBasket launched the BlackFoodToronto program as a food sovereignty initiative that would address food insecurities faced by disadvantage, low income and undocumented members of Toronto’s ACB community.
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Years of Experience
Since 1997, AFB has provide leadership in urban agriculture, and fostered collaboration to advance food justice, health and social enterprise in the African Canadian Community.
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Community, Backyard and School Gardens
Over 100 community, backyard and school gardens have been created through the Community Garden Program.
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Youth Engaged
Over 500 youth have been engaged in food access and food justice activites through the Cultivating Youth Leadership (CYL) program.
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Households Served
Nearly 15,000 households have received packages of fresh fruits and vegetables through the Black Food Toronto initiative.
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Program Highlights
Food Sovereignty
The Black Food Sovereignty Alliance of Toronto was developed to collectively help advance food issues impacting African/Caribbean/Black communities in the Greater Toronto Area.
Food Access
Black Food Toronto is an initiative that provides fresh fruits and vegetables to members of Toronto’s African/Caribbean/Black communities who need support in accessing healthy, culturally-sensitive foods.
Urban Farming
The Ujaama Farm program facilitates, supports and encourages African/Caribbean/Black farmers and youth to develop sustainable urban agricultural cooperative enterprises.
Cultivating Youth Leadership (CYL)
CYL helps create opportunities for youth of Northwest Toronto to develop new skills through the operation of urban farming enterprises and garden animation.
Food Sovereignty
"Food Sovereignty is the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems." Food sovereignty is, therefore, a holistic, healthy and sustainable approach for communities to address chronic food insecurity.
Programs, Services & Supports
Black Food Toronto
Black Food Toronto is an initiative that provides fresh fruits and vegetables to members of Toronto’s African/Caribbean/Black communities who need support in accessing healthy, culturally-sensitive
Cultivating Youth Leadership (CYL)
CYL helps create opportunities for youth of Northwest Toronto to develop new skills through the operation of urban farming enterprises and garden animation.
Toronto Black Food Sovereignty Initiative
In 2019, the Afri-Can FoodBasket initiated community dialogue about food sovereignty for Black communities in Toronto – the Black Food Sovereignty Initiative Toronto.
Tropical Seed Saving Project
This project aims to help build a diverse, ecological vegetable system in the Greater Toronto Area through training urban farmers and other community members to develop seed saving techniques.
Compost Commercial Tea Project
This research project explores and examines how to produce compost teas and examine their effectiveness on plant health at the Black Creek Community Farm.
Ujamaa Learning Farm
The Ujaama Learning Farm program facilitates, supports and encourages African / Caribbean / Black farmers and youth to develop sustainable urban agricultural cooperative enterprises.
Community Food Animation
The Community Food Animation Program is a collaborative program with the City of Toronto where participants learn how to grow organic foods in parks and other city-owned spaces.
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Collaborators, Partners and Supporters
The Afri-Can FoodBasket is a community based non-profit organization that has been at the forefront of championing Food Justice and Food Sovereignty for Toronto’s African, Caribbean, Black (ACB) community since 1995.