There’s something so very right about holding a food fundraiser in the middle of a market. So right, in fact, we’re surprised it doesn’t happen much more often. Food fundraisers—the ones that tout starred chefs, boast dozens of snacking and drinking choices, raise money for food banks and related charities, and come with triple-digit ticket [...]

FILM: Celebrating human rights is as important now as ever before. Amnesty International, now in its 50th year, knows this and invites you to Toronto’s sixth annual Reel Awareness Film Festival. Besides some of the documentaries that promote human rights, there will be guest speakers, panel discussions, opportunities to get involved in an activist role, [...]

Lemon-filled phyllo with blueberry compote and candied lemon, from Bernardin. Toronto food fanatics are always looking for a fine excuse for a feast. Lucky for us, non-profit FoodShare’s annual fundraiser, Recipe for Change, brings together local chefs and diners in an effort to promote the importance of food literacy for future generations. An organization focused [...]

In today’s Urban Planner: support the hungry in Toronto by satisfying your own hunger; learn about the economics of happiness; check out some off-beat comedy; and rock the nerd look at the Garrison.

The Good Food Box bounty. Photo by Julia De Laurentiis Johnson/Torontoist. Back when Torontoist was briefly a Londonist, we got our weekly veg dropped off at our door through an organic delivery company. The produce was not only organic, it was also local and seasonal when possible. We looked forward to that little box of [...]

Growing sprouts at FoodShare. Photo by Ayngelina Brogan/Torontoist. In the shadow of the Dufferin Mall and No Frills, FoodShare is planting the seeds of a radical food system. They’ve dug up the lawn of their new location in a public school on Croatia Street to plant rows of vegetables, nourished with compost made from the [...]

Urban Planner is Torontoist’s daily guide to what’s on in Toronto, published every morning. If you have an event you’d like considered, email all of its details—as well as images, if you’ve got any—to events@torontoist.com. Photo from last year’s Pow Wow by Samer! from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. CULTURE: In celebration of National Aboriginal Day [...]