Stewards who understand the soil carry knowledge that took generations to accumulate and will take generations to prove out. On this farm, we train the next generation — in no-till practice, soil biology, seed selection, and the discipline of growing with intention.
Before anything can be grown, the soil has to be right. At Downsview Park, we farm without tillage — no ploughing, no disruption to the microbial life that makes the ground alive. Healthy soil holds water. It sequesters carbon. It grows food that tastes the way food is supposed to taste. Every decision on this farm starts here, in the ground, where everything either begins or doesn’t.
There a short distance between the time something is picked on this farm and the time it reaches your hands at a CSA pickup. That proximity is not a selling point. It is the whole point. When you eat from this farm, you know the soil it came from, the season it came in, and the person who grew it. That connection — between land and table, between farmer and conscious eater — is what Zawadi is building.
Our CSA connects you directly to this farm. Each week, a share of what was harvested that morning at Downsview Park — through the growing season, May to November.
How It Works:
- Weekly or bi-weekly shares
- Pick-up locations across Toronto
Benefits of Joining:
- Harvest from this soil — cut that morning, at your table by Friday
- Direct investment in regenerative agriculture and community food access
- Connection to your local food community
Zawadi Farm is proud to be an official TDSB-approved vendor, bringing regenerative agriculture education directly to Toronto schools. We offer hands-on field trips, classroom workshops, and curriculum-linked programming that connects students to the land and their food.
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