Pillar 03 — Gather
Zawadi Connections builds the events infrastructure that turns food into culture and community into movement. The Nomadic Supper is a managed, travelling farm-to-table dinner series. The Eco-Fair at Evergreen Brickworks on October 27 2026 is a public activation. These are not one-off events — they are repeatable, deployable community infrastructure.
The Nomadic Supper is Zawadi Connections’ signature community gathering system — a travelling farm-to-table dinner series that moves through Toronto’s neighbourhoods. Each event is built around locally sourced food, storytelling from the farmers who grew it, and a community seated together for the first time. The Nomadic Supper generates earned revenue through ticket sales and sponsorships while building cohesion in Downsview, a City of Toronto priority neighbourhood. Zawadi means gift. The Nomadic Supper is that gift made edible.
Seasonal farm-to-table menu sourced directly from local Toronto producers
Storytelling from farmers, growers, and community members at every table
Guest chefs drawn from Toronto's culinary community
Rotating venues — backyards, market halls, farm fields, and community spaces
Zawadi Connections’ Gather infrastructure addresses City of Toronto Social Development Fund priorities, Ontario Arts Council community programming criteria, and corporate community investment goals. Sponsoring a Nomadic Supper or seasonal farm event places your organization directly inside a community food experience — seen, remembered, and associated with the gift of food.
Support Our Work
Zawadi Connections builds an annual calendar of seasonal farm events at Downsview Park that open the land to Toronto’s broader community. These events are not peripheral to Zawadi’s work — they are how the infrastructure built in the Grow and Learn pillars becomes visible, accessible, and celebrated. The farm becomes a shared resource belonging to everyone.
Spring planting days open to volunteers and community members
Summer farm dinners featuring fresh-harvested produce
Fall harvest celebrations and seasonal market events
Winter workshops on soil health, food preservation, and planning ahead
