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We are pleased to share with everyone our Carrot Cache 2026 Grantees!
From 2025 funding round we celebrate 23 amazing projects across Ontario who are committed to fostering and nurturing an ecologically sustainable and just food system through a variety of initiatives and approaches. You can learn more about them below:
Trillium Maple Farm is a maple syrup producer based in Ontario and a member of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, and the Loring-Restoule Business Association.
Kahnekanoron is an Indigenous-led collective based on the southwest shores of Oniatarí:io, focused on water, seed, food, and land stewardship with and for queer and Indigenous communities.
Crooked Cabin Farms is a diversified farm based in Ontario, producing seasonal food and value-added goods and operating a year-round farm stand and market presence.
Forest & Farm is a land-based education initiative based in Ontario, offering workshops, foraging programs, and retreat experiences focused on food skills and ecological learning.
Lynden Friends of Migrant Farm Workers is a volunteer-led community group based in Ontario, supporting migrant farm workers through food access, outreach, and community programming.
Nice Things Farm is a small-scale organic market garden based in Grey Bruce, growing vegetables, herbs, and flowers for local markets using hand-scale ecological farming practices.
Meaford Community Gardens is a volunteer-led growing initiative based in Meaford, producing and distributing fresh food through shared garden spaces, local food programs, and community workshops.
BeetBop Gardens is a regenerative market garden based between Hastings and Richmond Hill, supplying naturally grown vegetables to households and a seniors residence through direct delivery.
Kenhtè: Skén:nen Food Project is a community-led food initiative based in Tweed, Ontario, cultivating gardens and food forests for racialized communities.
River Run Farm is an organic market garden based in Grey County, producing vegetables, herbs, and perennial crops for local communities.
Bhūmiyinda Farm is a small-scale ecological farm based in Ontario, growing diverse crops through low-till market gardens and polyculture orchards for CSA distribution.
Afro-Indigenous Fusions is a food business based in Canada, producing small-batch sauces, soups, and infused oils rooted in Afro-Indigenous culinary traditions.
New Roots Collective is a youth-led food initiative based in Northern Ontario, growing produce through a no-till market garden and distributing it through pay-what-you-can markets and local food programs.
Our Farm is a community-based growing initiative based in Waterloo, producing organic food and distributing it free of charge to program participants and local organizations.
Bountiful Beaver is a volunteer-run nonprofit based in Ottawa, growing food on a community farm and donating produce to local food banks while offering workshops and training in regenerative practices.
Urban Farm Initiative is a nonprofit based in the Greater Toronto Area, developing community gardens and supporting urban agriculture through education, seedlings, and sustainable growing practices.
Stone Fruit & Bear Berries is a queer- and trans-led organic fruit farm based in Grey Bruce, stewarding a mixed orchard and working in partnership with local Indigenous communities.
Earth and Soul Farm is a small-scale farm based in West Nipissing, producing seasonal vegetables for local markets.
On^sta’ú:we Garden is an Indigenous-led seed sovereignty initiative based at the Oneida Longhouse in Southwold, cultivating traditional Three Sisters crops and propagating ancestral seeds for community distribution.
Young Seedkeepers is a land stewardship program based on Dish with One Spoon Treaty territory, supporting Indigenous, Black, and racialized youth through seed saving and food sovereignty education.
Thriving Creek Farm is a regenerative farm based in Brockville, producing pastured meat and seasonal farm products.
AfroBiome Foods Incorporated is a community-based nonprofit based in London, Ontario, growing and distributing culturally relevant African and Caribbean crops while supporting Black farmers through shared infrastructure, training, and food systems programming.
Gwai-yuk Gih’nendahmoen is an Indigenous-led land stewardship initiative based in Ontario, focused on biocultural restoration and ecological regeneration.