about Welcome
Matchbox Garden & Seed Co. is a small farm company that has served the GTA since 2006. Started as an urban backyard garden, Matchbox has grown into a 4 acre market garden producing over 100 varieties of open pollinated, heirloom and rare vegetables, seed and seedlings.
Over the past two years we have produced our seedlings at the Downsview Greenhouses, in Downsview Park, and have had the opportunity to farm on Mcvean Farm in Brampton as well as The Living City Campus on Kortright in Vaughan, Ontario. As we look towards the future, Matchbox will continue to supply gardeners with select seed as well as help educate new and seasoned gardeners alike in the quest for healthy, whole gardens.
2012 will be a year of family focus and much of the vegetable production for market will be put on hold while we take the time to be with family. We look forward to a smaller garden and planning a future market garden for 2013.
Matchbox has always taken pride in employing organic practices to grow spectacular seedlings, seeds and produce for our CSA, farmer's markets, grocers and restaurant customers. Thoughtful stewardship of the land and the plants, insects and animals it nourishes, is the best way to ensure good growing, year after year.
Here's to good food!
bio 
Hanna Jacobs grew up on a horse farm just north of Toronto and spent much of her 20's travelling throughout Europe and North America. During that time she visited various sustainable farms and alternative communities whose focus included renewable energy resources, co-operative living and local food delivery systems.
In 2000 she attended Le Cordon Blue Culinary Institute in Ottawa, Ontario, where she received certificates in both culinary and patisserie arts. With that education she began working in restaurants and catering companies while continuing to travel. In 2002 she moved back to Toronto, working in the hospitality industry until the birth of her daughter in 2005.
In 2006 she began Matchbox Garden & Seed Co. as a way to provide reliable and safe food for her family and others in the community. A passion for feeding people quickly transformed from cooking meals to farming vegetables and herbs. Inspired by her first chef, Hanna's mantra in the kitchen and on the farm is always, "your meal is only as good as your raw ingredients."
As Matchbox Garden grows and changes, Hanna continues to hold food education and production close to her heart. Workshops and seminars are in the works as she hopes to bring her passion for food and growing to others.
Seedling Seed and Seedling
Matchbox Garden is a grower and vendor of select vegetable varieties. We deal in organically produced, open pollinated seed, and grow them using organic methods. These products are available to retail and wholesale customers. Please contact us with any questions or comments.
The 2012 Matchbox Garden Seed and Seedling Catalogue is now available through our online store! Our 2012 catalogue will be available for download in the coming months.
Matchbox Garden Catalogue 2011.pdf
csa The Match Box
A Community Supported Agriculture Box Program
Our CSA program will be on hiatus during the 2012 season. Please visit us next year for our 2013 CSA program.
Community Supported Agriculture is an effective way to reliably access healthy, fresh, and local food, while creating a fair market.
By purchasing a share in the Match Box CSA program, shareholders are entitled to a box of fresh picked produce every week, during the growing season.
Events Seedy Saturday Events 2012!
Come out and join us at any one of the following events. Find all your seeds for the garden, enjoy informative workshops and so much more!
Orillia
Saturday, February 11
Mississauga (Unitarian Congregation)
Saturday, February 25
Scadding Court
Saturday, March 3
Evergreen Brickworks
Saturday, March 10
Scarborough (Heron Park Rec Center) Saturday, March 17
West End (Masryk Cowan Rec Center) Saturday, March 24
North York
Sunday, March 25
http://www.seeds.ca/ev/events.php
After six years of providing seeds to our farmers market and Seedy Saturday customers, we have finally launched our online seed catalogue! Please enjoy our growing selection of open pollinated, heirloom, sustainably grown seed. We now offer a wider selection of vegetables, herbs and flowers then ever before. We're also available for quick gardening advice if you click on the Contact link. We hope you have fun browsing our 2012 online catalogue and we wish all of you happy growing days for 2012!
