Rooted in Resistance: Honouring Black Farming Communities in Ontario

Education, Issues, Uplifting BIPOC

 By Angel Beyde The history of Black farming in Ontario is one of resilience and generational strength. From the early 1800s onward, Black freedom seekers escaping slavery in the U.S. journeyed to what was then Canada West (now Ontario), determined to build lives...

Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario Launches New Food Forest Program for Indigenous Farmers, Growers and Communities

EFAO, Issues, Media, Uplifting BIPOC

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

Dig into these titles for Black History Month

Farming, Issues, Uplifting BIPOC

Immerse yourself into stories of how Black farmers have shaped agriculture, are working to protect farmland, and so much more!

Member Profile: The Mothers of the Earth

EFAO, Print Publication, Uplifting BIPOC

Tiffany Lauren of Agápe Farmgates and Trout Lily Organic Plant Nursery discusses collective care, growing culturally diverse crops, and her journey as a farmer.

Member Profile: Grow Food, Not Lawns

EFAO, Print Publication, Uplifting BIPOC

Since 2011, Audrey McDonald has been growing organic vegetables, culinary herbs, tropical plants, and flowers at The Greenhouse Eatery on rented land in Brampton, Ontario.

Member Profile: Anan Xola Lololi, 27 Years of Black Food Sovereignty, and Counting

Issues, Print Publication, Uplifting BIPOC

EFAO Board Member Anan Lololi is the Chair of the Black Food Sovereignty Working Group, an initiative of Afri-Can FoodBasket that emerged when the organization began working with the City of Toronto’s Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit (CABR) to create The Toronto...