Black Food Sovereignty Toronto

birthed out of conversations with the community in 2019, black food sovereignty toronto (bfst) was established by the afri-can foodbasket, a charity that has been pushing the needle in black food sovereignty since 1995, in partnership with the city of toronto, to collectively help advance food issues impacting black communities in the gta while confronting anti-black racism. the black food sovereignty working group (bfswg) was subsequently launched to mobilize and represent black sustainable food systems folks, including black chefs, farmers, activists, dietitians and more. we amplify their work online and in person, advance research on black food security, and advocate for increased funding and infrastructure opportunities for community grassroots projects to ultimately help more black children and black families to become more food secure and more food sovereign.