Fresh City Farms

Meet our newest coworker hazel! One of two farm cats here on our organic farm helping us protect our plants and green house she calls home!

Welcome to our urban farm, did you know not only are we here in Toronto right in the subway line, but also you can come visit us! And we are selling baby plants! We would love you have some visitors! so please come on by and check out the seedling sale! 🌱🌱🌱

Looking to foolproof your green thumb? We’ve got a seedling workshop just for you!

From seeding to germinating, potting up to fertilization, dampening off to transplanting, we’ve got you covered every step of the way. Whether you’re nurturing seedlings in a greenhouse or at home, our workshop will have you raising thriving plants and growing a wildly successful garden in no time.

No seedlings?! No problem! We’ll have an assortment of our organically grown seedlings available for purchase the day of the event, or bring seeds and pots of your own!

Saturday, May 18th
10 - 12 pm
150 Downsview Park Blvd

Link for tickets can be found in the usual spot 🌱

Learn how to work with nature and grow a thriving, successful garden (even without a green thumb!).

We've got a series of 2-hour workshops happening at the Fresh City Farm through the end of June where you'll learn about regenerative agriculture techniques, how they're saving the planet, and how they can be applied to your own food garden at home.

These workshops will be held mostly in a casual classroom format with demonstrations. There may be some hands-on components, and we will be at the farm so a hat, gloves, water and snacks are recommended.

$45 plus tax per person. There are some sliding-scale tickets available if you aren't able to cover the whole fee. Contact: [email protected]
150 Downsview Park Blvd (at the south end of the park)

Get your tickets at the link in bio!
Let's grow. 🌱

Don't wait for May 2-4 to start your garden!

The 2024 Regenerative Agriculture Workshop Series is kicking off on April 27th dishing the dirt on the early-season crops that thrive in cooler spring temps.

Join us at The Farm (150 Downsview Park Blvd - south end of the park) to learn which varieties you should focus on and when to plant them. You’ll learn how to add warmth to your crops so that you can start harvesting and enjoying your own food sooner!

The workshops will run for 2 hours between 10 am and 12 noon. We'll be looking at the particulars of Fresh City Farm's methods, mostly in a casual classroom format with demonstrations. There may be some hands-on components, and we will be at the farm so a hat, gloves, water and snacks are recommended.

$45 plus tax per person. There are some sliding-scale tickets available if you aren't able to cover the whole fee. Contact: [email protected]

Spots are limited so get your tickets now at the link in bio!
Let's grow. 🌱

psst! stay tuned for what's to come in the Regenerative Agriculture Series!

We're here for the socks and sandals and kids who are connected to where their food comes from 💜.

Thanks to Anna for sharing this photo of her kids over at in Downsview Park.

Microgreens are coming along nicely (swipe for before). Harvesting a whole whack of them right now for customers!

Big plans for microgreens all season long. Stay tuned 🌱🙌

Earthworms scaling the greenhouse 😅.

We welcome these little friends around the farm because they play a super important role in soil health by breaking down organic matter, aerating the soil, improving its structure, and increasing nutrient availability for plants. Their activity also encourages beneficial microbial populations, further enriching the soil ecosystem. The real MVPs!

Glowing greenhouse gearing up for our LAST WEEK at the farm stand this season!

Don’t miss it. 🧑‍🌾🌱

Going under cover 🤓 🧑‍🌾

This was our last week for planting outside this season and we planted mostly arugula, radish and spinach, which are all very cold tolerant.

We tucked them in nicely under the row cover pictured here to keep them warm and encourage their growth!

Remember that new planting method we’re trialling?

We also used it to plant some head lettuce, and look at how well it’s turned out! 🫶🧑‍🌾💚

Fresh cut for the farm stand 🌸 🌻 👨‍🌾

Farm stand refresh - come check it out!

📍160 Downsview Park Blvd 🧑‍🌾

To help reduce food waste, our Farm Stand also offers perfectly imperfect & imperfectly perfect produce items looking for a home at a discounted price.

Quantities and availability vary each day, stop by and check it out!

📍160 Downsview Park Blvd (south end of the park!)

Stop by the farm stand and shop crazy fresh picks all grown on-site by us and our partner farms

📍160 Downsview Park Blvd (south end of the park)

Here’s what we have this week:
Pickling cucumbers
Green onions
Head lettuce
Mini cucumbers
Thai basil
Green basil
Kale
Orange/rainbow carrots
Parsley
Peas
Cilantro
Zucchini
Jalapeños
Loose garlic and braided garlic
Elephant ear peppers
Shish*to peppers
Bell peppers
Kakao tomatoes
Eggplants
Cabbage
String beans
Fresh cut flowers
Handmaid baskets

This week at the farm stand! 🧑‍🌾

📍160 Downsview Park Blvd (at the south end of the park). Come say hi!

Red/green lettuce
Green onion
Mini cucumbers
Thai, Purple & Green basil
Rainbow carrot
Kale
Salad mix
Micro mix
Green beans
Zucchini
Parsley
Bell peppers
Shish*to peppers
Kakao tomato
Eggplant
Cabbage
Cucumbers
Flowers
Garlic braids - NEW!
Okra
Pickling cucumber
Pea shoots
Jalapeno peppers
Loose garlic
Peas
Woven baskets

Local lettuce grown right here in Downsview Park.

(Farmer Jeremy not included 😅)

Moment of appreciation for this beautiful basil 👌

Shish*to peppers available now at the farm stand.

These are frying peppers, you sear/grill them at a high heat and then top with some sesame oil and salt, soooo good. Oh, by the way, 1 in 10 are hot 😅

*topeppers

Garlic harvest is in full swing at the farm!

Will the microgreens taste like garlic? 😅

Here’s the run down of what’s available this week at the farm stand!

Salad mix
Green beans
Zucchini
Garlic bulbs
Green bell peppers
Shish*to peppers
Okra
Eggplants
Purple basil
Rainbow carrots
Orange carrots
Kale
Thai basil
Garlic scapes
Mini cucumbers
Magenta lettuce
Romain lettuce
Green onions
Cabbage
Fresh cut flowers
Handmade baskets

All provided by and our partner farms

📍At 160 Downsview Park Blvd (the south end of the park!) 🧑‍🌾

ft Thai basil and carrots, fresh from the field.

Not just produce, check out these super cool baskets available at our farm stand from , where Judith sews on these beautiful decorative handles. 👌

The Farm Stand is restocked for the week, stop by and say hi! 👋🧑‍🌾
160 Downsview Park Blvd (south end of the park).

Eggplant is coming along nicely 🙌

This week at the farm stand 🧑‍🌾🌱

Snap peas
Shelling peas
Swiss chard
Magenta lettuce
Romain lettuce
Green and red frilly lettuce
Cabbage
English cucumbers
Mint
Thai basil
Regular basil
Kale
Carrots
Tokyo turnips
Cilantro
Parsley
Komatsuna
Zucchini
Salad mix
Garlic
Fresh cut flowers

Stop by and say hi at 160 Downsview Park Blvd (south end of the park). 👋

The Farm Stand is stocked!

Here’s what you’ll find this week:
Lettuce heads
Salad Mix
Kale
Snow peas
Snap peas
English Cucumbers
Choi sum bunches
Rainbow chard
Green onions
Radishes
Komatsuna bunches
Cabbage heads
Mint
Cilantro
Garlic scapes

All grown onsite at our urban farm with our partners 🙌

Late-night farm views 🌝

PS did you know that you can also find fresh flowers at the farm stand, grown on-site at our Fresh City urban farm?!

Wishing everyone a happy long weekend!

Vibrantly green organic produce we’re craving right now! 💚 Let us know which one is calling your name. 😋