Posted in Art, Foraged, Lindsay's Picks on Aug 10th, 2011
“Lindsay’s Picks” is a special column for the Not Far From The Tree blog, courtesy of Sheridan Illustration student Lindsay Campbell who is completing a co-op placement with the organization this summer. While the majority of her workload is to ‘snazzify’ and make beautiful the work of Not Far From The Tree, she also takes [...]
Posted in Art, In Backyards, Lindsay's Picks on Jul 20th, 2011
“Lindsay’s Picks” is a new column for the Not Far From The Tree blog, courtesy of Sheridan Illustration student Lindsay Campbell who is completing a co-op placement with the organization this summer. While the majority of her workload is to ‘snazzify’ and make beautiful the work of Not Far From The Tree, she also takes [...]
Calling all hackers! The second-ever Random Hacks of Kindness is happening this weekend in Toronto. Problems have been submitted from all over the world, seeking tech solutions for the greater good. Not Far From The Tree has put out a call to develop a map for fruit trees on public land in Toronto, similar to [...]
My name is Lindsay Campbell. I’m an Illustration student from Sheridan College and I’ll be interning this summer with Not Far From The Tree. I first stumbled upon Not Far From The Tree while doing an illustration assignment in collaboration with Sustain Ontario. After learning of Not Far From The Tree’s intention to undertake a [...]
Sustain Ontario and Sheridan College have combined efforts to put together an art exhibit that opens this evening, called Animating Good Food Ideas. The graphic design and illustration students have taken the work of sustainable food non-profits in the city to bring the facts and figures to life. Infographics like this can go a long [...]
Posted in Art on Dec 22nd, 2010
We have great news to share. Our shirts are now available at the fantastic food/cooking/miscellany store in Kensington Market, Toronto: Good Egg. This season we printed a new shirt for adults with the gorgeous tree design by Gregory Alan Elliott. It comes in green and yellow for women and green for men. And our much-loved [...]
Last Friday I was invited to lecture for an Environmental Design class at OCAD as taught by Martin Liefhebber. This was one of many personal dreams coming true: being asked to link urban agriculture with design. Coming from a background in Community Arts, I see urban agriculture as a challenge to be met with creativity [...]
Posted in Art, In Backyards on Dec 29th, 2009
In 2009 we harvested a few treats that we hadn’t harvested in 2008: plums, sumac drupes, black walnuts, ginkgo nuts, and my own personal forage for quince. It’s amazing what the trees in the city can provide for our food needs. But the urban forest has even more to offer, including non-foodstuffs from its plentiful [...]
Posted in Art on Nov 7th, 2009
There couldn’t be a more theme-appropriate art show to Not Far From The Tree than Su Rynard‘s Apples (malus domestica). On show at Paul Petro Contemporary Art until November 14th, this is a must-see for all interested in the questions of local orchards and city development in Toronto. I had the pleasure of checking out [...]
Posted in Art on Feb 17th, 2009
Until March 8th, Cambridge Galleries Preston (Cambridge, Ontario) is showing work by Danny Custodio, much of which focuses on his Portuguese father. Pictured above is a photo of his father’s fig tree transposed onto Portuguese ceramic tiles (aka azulejos). From the press release: “In his photo-mosaics Custodio alternately reuses images from family photo albums or [...]
