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With over XX kilometres of trails there will always be something for you to see and enjoy. The Farm map highlights all of the key features waiting for you to discover.
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The Farm
Riverdale Farm is a working farm located in Toronto’s downtown Cabbagetown neighbourhood. Visitors to our 7.5 acre property will get a first-hand taste of farm life, from raising livestock (cows, pigs, sheep, goats and chickens) to the year-round handwork and craft programs in The Meeting House. The property features flower, vegetable and herb gardens, as well as wooded areas and ponds connected to the city’s rich ravine system. We are a popular community meeting place for families from across Toronto and beyond.
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The farm is wheelchair accessible and stroller friendly. Baby change tables are available in Simpson House.
As we’re a working farm and not a petting zoo, feeding of the animals is not permitted. Direct interactions with livestock and animals must be supervised by Farm staff.
Dogs or pets of any kind (service animals exempt), bicycles, in-line skates, foot scooters, ride toys and vehicles are not permitted on the property.
Riverdale Park West is adjacent to the Farm, and is a lovely picnic spot in the summer. During the winter, it offers some of the city’s best tobogganing hills.
Unplanned school or group visits may impact your group's experience at the farm. We ask that you book ahead and discuss your visit with staff to ensure the best visit possible. Parking is limited to local City streets, buses are able to pick up and drop off on Winchester St. To schedule a group or school visit to the Farm please contact farm@toronto.ca.
Schedule a group or school visitGo to Castle Frank subway station (Line 2), then board bus number 65 south on Parliament Street. Get off at Winchester Street and walk approximately 10 minutes east to the Farm.
Get transit directionsNo matter which part of the city you’re coming from head to Winchester Street, which is located in the popular Cabbagetown neighbourhood. Bike racks are available, but please remember, bikes are not allowed on the farm property.
Get biking directionsThe nearest major intersection is Parliament and Carlton St. From Parliament St. and Carlton St., drive north two sets of lights, turning right on Winchester St. Continue on Winchester St. until you reach the Farm. Street parking is available but limited. Please ensure you check city signage upon arrival and before leaving your vehicle.
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Learn MoreChat with the staff during daily chores that may include animal feeding, horse grooming or mucking out the stalls, pens and paddocks, egg collection or cow milking.
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Riverdale Farm hosts a daily farm demonstration, where the farm hand presents a different animal to visitors in the Lower Francey Barn. Visitors are then free to ask questions. The daily animal presentation is posted on the chalkboard at the entrance to Francey Barn. |
With over XX kilometres of trails there will always be something for you to see and enjoy. The Farm map highlights all of the key features waiting for you to discover.
See the trails
The Francey Barn houses horses, goats and sheep when they’re not outside in the paddocks. At the Pig & Poultry Barn you’ll not only meet the resident chickens and pigs, but also geese and turkeys.
About the barns
Riverdale is a working farm located in Toronto's Cabbagetown. Walk along the trails and point out the chickens, horses, goats, and more. There are lots of different farm animals to meet.
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