Awards & Accolades
Jul 11th, 2011 by Not Far From The Tree
Since our first season in 2008, Not Far From The Tree has already made quite a splash:
- Received a Vital Ideas grant from the Toronto Community Foundation, as selected by employees from KPMG LLP
- Awarded a Green Toronto Award in the category of Local Food (2012)
- Named one of the Tides Top Ten in 2011
- Shortlisted for a Green Toronto Award in the category of Leadership (2011)
- Awarded the Urban Leadership Award for ‘City Soul’ from the Canadian Urban Institute (2010)
- Received international media attention with a feature in Glamour France (2010)
- Selected as a Hometown Heroes Finalist by Earth Day Canada (2010)
- Received an Environmental Award of Excellence from the City of Toronto in the category Community Projects (2009)
- Named 1 of “50 Reasons to Love Toronto Now” by Toronto Life (2009)
Our Founder, Laura Reinsborough, has been recognized for her work in starting this
initiative:
- Named one of Toronto’s “best & brightest” under 30 by Post City Magazine
- Honoured with the Gaea Environment Award, an International Visionary Award from theWIFTS Foundation
- Received a Women of the Earth Award from the Yves Rocher Foundation (2011)
- Awarded a Vital People grant through the Toronto Community Foundation (2011)
- Named an Agent of Change through the Centre for Social Innovation (2011)
- Featured as an inaugural GreenHero on the new GreenHeroes TV (2010)
- Portrayed in a chapter in former Toronto Mayor David Miller’s book for contributing to the strength of the city (2010)
- Named a “local hero” by The Village Post and a “local food visionary” by the Toronto Star (2010)
- Presented as “We’ve got our eye on…” in Chatelaine Magazine (2009)
