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Join our hands-on urban farming program and learn to grow organic veggies! Learn in person or online!

01/11/2026

It's officially seed catalogue season! This is the best time to browse and dream before the most popular varieties sell out. Our go-to spots:
🌱 West Coast Seeds,
🌱 William Dam Seeds
🌱 Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm
🌱 Urban Harvest
Read our Ordering Seeds Mini-Guide for more tips: https://homesteadto.com/mini-gardening-guides/ordering-vegetable-seeds/

01/04/2026

January is a great time to start thinking about this year’s garden. Before you go on a shopping spree to buy seeds, take time to choose the right vegetables for you and your garden by asking yourself:
✅ What do I love to eat?
✅ What saves me the most money? Veggies like organic kale, herbs, and heirloom tomatoes often offer the best "bang for your buck" compared to grocery store prices.
✅ Choose a mix of cool-weather and warm-weather seeds. Plant “cool crops” in April for a June harvest, then plant “hot crops” for a September harvest, then plant cool crops again.
✅What worked last year given your growing conditions? Double down on your successes and consider skipping the pests' favourites if they caused too much grief last season.

If you want some hands-on help planning your most productive year yet, register now for our Grow Veggies classes, which start this March in Downsview Park: https://homesteadto.com/

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12/07/2025

Registration for our Grow Veggies program is now open! Here are 10 reasons to join us this coming growing season:
🍅 Learn how veggies grow
🥦 Gain hands-on experience
☀️ Spend time outside
🥕 Share in the harvest
🥬 Eat fresh, organic veggies
👨🏼‍🤝‍👨🏽 Make new friends
🧄 Ask questions about growing food
🌶️ Contribute to food security in the city
👩🏻‍🌾 Explore urban farming as a career
😊 Have lots of fun!

Click the link in our bio to learn more and to register!

12/01/2025

Registration for our 2026 Grow Veggies Program is now OPEN! 🎉

Join us for our 8th season of hands-on learning at Downsview Park to learn how to grow your own organic food.

Your registration includes:

🌱 Full Season Program from March to October: You’ll gain practical experience across the full growing season, from planning, planting, and harvesting.

👩🏻‍🌾 Connect With Nature and Food: Get your hands in the soil, learn how food grows, and build food security in the city.

🥕 Shared Harvest & Community: Connect with fellow gardeners and bring home a share of the harvest from the food we grow together while having fun in the process.

📚 Gain Knowledge: Learn organic gardening methods and get advice for your home garden from an experienced urban farmer.
Spots are limited. Secure your spot for the upcoming season.

Choose from: Tuesday evenings, Thursday evenings, or Saturday mornings.

Sign up here! https://homesteadto.com/program/

10/12/2025

What a wonderful season spent with our Grow Veggies participants. Thank you for all the enthusiasm, fun, and friendship you brought each week. Wishing everyone a restful and cozy off-season! Till we grow again next year! 🌱🧡

09/13/2025

We’ve mostly been posting to our stories this season but I wanted this beautiful harvest captured on our grid. The weather for class has been spectacular the past couple of weeks, and we’ve been enjoying the colours of the farm and harvest baskets that the program participants are bringing home.

09/08/2025

What we look forward to every summer - tomato toast, this year with Prudence Purple tomatoes 🍅

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Homestead T.O.’s Grow Veggies urban farm program is a hands-on course for anyone who wants to grow vegetables and learn where their food comes from. We provide the right mix of instruction and experience on our urban farm plot for you to successfully grow your own organic vegetables at home. Join our newsletter for free tutorials on growing your own veggies, follow us on Facebook and Instagram to see what we’re growing, and join our program next year on the farm at Downsview Park! https://homesteadto.com/