Regenesis UofT is the University of Toronto chapter of Regenesis, a Canadian student-involved university and college based environmental and community-building organization. We believe in empowering students as as initiators of change in addressing today’s social and environmental concerns, through advocacy and service in local chapters. Regenesis UofT creates and manages initiatives and social enterprises that provide services to the university community as well as providing quality leadership experience for students. All of the initiatives are inspired by the needs of the UofT community and raise the quality of life on campus. Students involved with Regenesis UofT get a chance to shape the place they spend so much time in and gain relevant experiential education opportunities in the areas of operational and event management, accounting, communications, fundraising, graphic design, and much more. We are a catalyst for social innovation and transformation.

Regenesis established The Youth Food Centre in 2017 at 596 Spadina, which provides a space for people to come together to grow, cook, share and advocate for good food. This includes sustainable and local food procurement, as well as encouraging students to grow their own food in the backyard. This ties into The Dig In! Campus Agriculture Network, which is another Regenesis initiative. Dig In! exists to support, empower and grow small-scale, sustainable food production at the University of Toronto. Regenesis U of T also runs a Free Store out of the 596 Spadina space, which provides items for free to those in need, and encourages community members to give away the items they no longer want in their lives. By re-homing these items, Regenesis promotes awareness on waste reduction, wasteful consumption, and the repurposing of items. Regenesis U of T seeks to increase the awareness around environmental issues and empower members of the community to adapt sustainable behaviours. Other projects that are in development include a future Free Store, Item Library, and Farmers Market.