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Nov 18, 20222 min

Community Profile: Dr. Kweku Baffour

About Dr. Kweku Baffour My name is Kweku Andoh Baffour and I am a pan Africanist born in Ghana and blessed to have travelled extensively...

Nov 18, 20222 min

Community Profile: Paul Taylor

About Paul Paul Taylor is the executive director of FoodShare Toronto, a lifelong anti-poverty activist and a champion for the right to...

Nov 16, 20222 min

Community Profile: Cady Ann

About Cady Ann and Deeper Roots Farm At Deeper Roots Farm, we are centered in growing food staples of the African Diaspora. In the past...

Nov 16, 20221 min

Community Profile: Dr. Akwatu Khenti

About Dr. Akwatu Khenti I am a Caribbean person of African ancestry with a longstanding commitment to addressing effectively the health...

Nov 16, 20222 min

Community Profile: Sheldomar Elliott

About Sheldomar Elliott My name is Sheldomar Elliott, and I was born and raised in the City of Toronto my entire life, currently residing...

Nov 16, 20222 min

Community Profile: Lori Beazer

About Lori Beazer I am Lori Beazer, founder and market manager of the Afro Caribbean Farmers' Market, Canada's first culturally specific...

Nov 16, 20222 min

Community Profile: Leticia Ama Deawuo

About Leticia Ama Deawuo Before joining SeedChange as Executive Director in 2021, I spent fifteen years as a leading activist for food...

Nov 16, 20222 min

Community Profile: Malik Yakini

About Malik Yakini I have the sacred honor of serving as Executive Director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN)....

Nov 16, 20221 min

Community Profile: Joe Thomas

About Joe G. Thomas Joe G. Thomas has been actively living a plant-based lifestyle for over forty-three years. He is the author of the...

Nov 16, 20222 min

Community Profile: Ohemaa Boateng

About Ohemaa Boateng My name is Ohemaa Boateng, a long time resident in the Jane and Finch community and a leading organizer for urban...

Sep 12, 20223 min

Celebrating Black Farmers for Toronto Urban Agriculture Week

Toronto Urban Agriculture Week is taking place September 10-18, 2022 and here at Black Food Sovereignty Toronto, we’re celebrating...

Aug 22, 20221 min

What does the recognition of emancipation mean in the context of Black food sovereignty?

On August 1st, 2022, the world celebrated Emancipation Day in recognition of the day that the Slavery Abolition Act was instituted in the...