Xola Lololi is a RasTafari elder in our community and a proud farmer.
I saw him at Kensington Market yesterday and I bought these cloves of garlic off him as we discussed the lack of black or African farmers here in Ontario and even in our own parent countries. We discussed how some continue to use the psychological backlash of slavery as an excuse to not put their hands in the dirt, yet if that is the case, MANY of us will starve or eat the genetically manipulated food that is sold in this worldwide marketplace, poisoning ourselves and our children.
What we may need to do is to encourage more farmers by supporting the ones that we currently have by purchasing their products and elevating their businesses. In that vein I encourage you all to come out to the Farmers Market at Dufferin Park, opposite Dufferin Mall. The market is open from 2:00pm – 6:00pm, this Thursday 4th August, 2016.
Those tired of ingesting Monsanto food can come buy fresh foods from any and all of the farmers present and support rally tasty and fresh organic foods.
The market @ Dufferin Grove is open from 3:00pm – 7:00pm, every Thursday.
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Come and check out the Afri-Can FoodBasket Ujamaa Farm @
these Farmers Markets Sundays & Thursdays :
The Leslieville Farmers’ Market
http://leslievillemarket.com/
2016 market dates are: May 22, 2016 – October 30th, 2016,
Every Sunday from 9am-2pm in Jonathan Ashbridge Park.
On Queen St E. between Greenwood & Coxwell
2014 Season: May 25th to October 26th
Email: [email protected]
Afri-Can FoodBasket Ujamaa Farm
416-248-5639
Xola eMail [email protected]
Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers' Market
http://www.dufferingrovemarket.ca/
When & Where: http://www.dufferingrovemarket.ca/when-where/
Thursdays 3 to 7 pm, rain or shine, all year long, from the first Thursday after New Year’s Day to the last Thursday before December 24th.
Location
Dufferin Grove Park rinkhouse (875 Dufferin, S of Bloor), across from the Dufferin Mall. The rinkhouse is in the northwest corner of the park, just off of Dufferin. The closest subway stop is Dufferin Station (one block north). Dufferin buses, both northbound and southbound, stop every three minutes right at our corner. The market is outdoors around the rinkhouse in summer, on the rinkpad in fall, in and around the rink house in winter.
Afri-Can FoodBasket Ujamaa Farm
416-248-5639
Xola eMail [email protected]