Posted in Community Orchards, Events, In the Media on Oct 2nd, 2011
At our first ever City Cider festival at Spadina Museum, another city-run museum helped make the afternoon as magical as could be. Mackenzie House set up their printing press to show a traditional way of making multiples. They created a special plate for the event, featuring a recipe for cider cake! Mackenzie House and Spadina [...]
Posted in Community Orchards, Events on Sep 23rd, 2011
It was a bright and sunny Sunday at the Spadina Museum orchard. The sounds of City Cider buzzed through the air while Not Far From The Tree volunteers hustled and bustled to take ten bushels of apples and make sweet cider. This year the city has seen out-of-the-ordinary low fruit production and Spadina Museum’s heritage [...]
Posted in Community Orchards, Events, In the Kitchen on Sep 20th, 2011
The first-ever City Cider occurred this past Sunday, what we hope will become an annual event. It was a beautiful day and the crowd that gathered in and around the apple orchard helped to make the event so wonderful. There will be a more in-depth update about the event later, but for now we wanted [...]
Posted in Community Orchards on Jul 11th, 2011
The folks at the Ben Nobleman Community Orchard – Toronto’s first community orchard in a public park, supported by Not Far From The Tree – are doing a stellar job of hosting awesome events at the orchard. From martial arts demos to paper-making fun, the events have been fun and eclectic. Yesterday’s awesome event was [...]
Posted in Community Orchards, Events on Oct 24th, 2010
(Photo from the Ben Nobleman Community Orchard) On Monday, a former dump site along the Danforth will be transformed into an urban orchard with the planting of fruit trees by local schoolkids and neighbours. Oakvale Green Community Gardeners (OGCG), a community gardening group, will be planting the Oakvale Urban Orchard adjacent to Toronto Transit Commission’s [...]
Posted in Community Orchards on Aug 30th, 2010
Toronto’s first community orchard in a public park was brimming with activity last Thursday. The orchard’s first ever Harvest Festival attracted over 400 visitors! Not Far From The Tree had a part to play in starting the orchard, so it was with great pride that we hosted a booth at the event. For a full [...]
Posted in Awards, Community Orchards, In Backyards, In the Media on Jul 1st, 2010
Not Far From The Tree is delighted to be named a finalist for Earth Day Canada’s Hometown Hero Award. We’ve joined the ranks of a select few individuals, groups, and organizations from across Canada to be recognized as an environmental leader who fosters “meaningful, long-term community awareness and action.” Thank you to all our dedicated [...]
Posted in Community Orchards, In Backyards on Apr 12th, 2010
Fruit trees have started blossoming around the city, much earlier than usual. The above photo of an apricot tree blossoming at Ben Nobleman Community Orchard was taken on April 4, 2010, whereas last year’s first apricot blossoms in the same neighbourhood were only on April 29th (and still they were nipped in the bud, so [...]
Posted in Community Orchards on Oct 23rd, 2009
It has been a while since we have updated about Toronto’s first community orchard, at Ben Nobleman Park. Without further ado, let me share the good news! This spring, the first nine trees were planted: three different varieties each of cherry, plum, and pear. A dedicated group of volunteers living close to the park have [...]
Posted in Community Orchards, Events on Sep 16th, 2009
We’ve been so busy picking that we’ve had nary a spare second to write about the fabulous Edible Tree Tour that took place almost a month ago! In partnership with LEAF and their very own Toronto Tree Tours, a second annual Edible Tree Tour was held August 15th. By far the most popular of the [...]
