National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2026

Indigenous, Uplifting BIPOC

On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, EFAO honours Indigenous Peoples, their families and communities, and the enduring strength of Indigenous cultures, foodways and relationships with land. We believe Survivors and reaffirm our responsibility to support...

Returning Home: The Rematriation of the Algonquin Pumpkin and Speckled Algonquin Bean

Indigenous, Print Publication, Seeds, Uplifting BIPOC

By Rebecca Ivanoff   At the EFAO Conference in 2024, Kara Tremblay and Janice Brant connected and began dreaming of rematriating the Algonquin Pumpkin and Speckled Algonquin Bean back to Kara’s community project at Leading Cloud Gardens in Apitipi.    “I...

Emancipation Day: Freedom Rooted in Land, Food and Community

Uplifting BIPOC

By Angel Beyde On August 1, 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act took effect, legally ending slavery across most of the British Empire, including the British North American colonies in present-day Canada. Emancipation Day honours Black people who resisted enslavement and...

In Review: Cubao is Theirs

Education, Farmer-Led Research, Media, Print Publication, Uplifting BIPOC

EFAO Member Lily Phan recounts the screening of Cubao is Theirs, a documentary about women farmers in Cuba.

Rooted in Resistance: Honouring Black Farming Communities in Ontario

Education, Issues, Uplifting BIPOC

Despite systemic racism and colonial land theft, Black communities across the province built thriving agricultural settlements.

EFAO Launches New Food Forest Program for Indigenous Farmers, Growers and Communities

EFAO, Indigenous, Issues, Media, Uplifting BIPOC

EFAO is launching a Food Forest Program for Indigenous growers through funding received from the governments of Canada and Ontario.