Posted in Events on Nov 28th, 2008
Tomorrow evening, not far from the tree will be holding a party as an end-of-season celebration. We have so much to celebrate this year, such as picking over 3,000 pounds of fruit that would have otherwise gone to waste.
Volunteers, fruit tree owners, partner agencies, and friends of not far from the tree are invited to […]
Posted in Events on Oct 10th, 2008
Hard to believe the season is nearly over. Harvest Wednesdays at the Gladstone are wrapping up this month. We were lucky enough to have been invited to participate in three tastings. And it’s been a real pleasure, not to mention a great opportunity to share our fruit picking adventures. I always enjoy the friendly faces […]
Posted in Events on Oct 6th, 2008
There was probably more than a peck, though…
Last Sunday a host of wonderful people gathered in a wonderful venue for not far from the tree’s first preserving workshop! It was held in a spot which was as far removed from the ground and trees as is possible: a beautifully sleek condo kitchen on the 27th […]
I get a kick out of this photoshop masterpiece. I gleaned it from here.
Posted in Events on Sep 24th, 2008
This Sunday, not far from the tree will be hosting a preserving workshop for a few lucky volunteers (it was first RSVP, first served). An amazing group of above-and-beyond volunteers have been planning every last detail of this workshop. They’ve worked so hard to pull this together, I’m sure their love and toil will come […]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays on Sep 21st, 2008
Close to 100 tour-goers showed up for today’s tasty jaunt! We took over the grounds of Spadina Museum and surrounding neighbourhood for one of the Toronto Tree Tours.
Some personal highlights:
witnessing the smiles and conversations that erupted when participants got to taste the heritage apple varieties;
learning about the engineering marvel of one particularly massive white oak […]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays on Sep 18th, 2008
We sold over a bushel of Spadina’s heritage apples and several pounds of Ward 21’s backyard pears. Pretty exciting, considering they were bought by Jamie Kennedy Kitchens.
Not part of our normal operations, certainly. But when the last minute invitation arrived, we thought it’d be nice to participate. The fruit was used at the From the Ground […]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays on Sep 17th, 2008
This Saturday, September 20th, not far from the tree is co-hosting one of the Toronto Tree Tours with LEAF and the TPSC.
We’ll be touring the grounds of Spadina Museum, tasting heritage apples grown on-site, spying at ravines and fruit trees in the neighbourhood, then ending up at Casa Loma for a spectacular view over the […]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays on Sep 17th, 2008
The Gladstone’s Harvest Wednesdays invited us to host a table at another one of their tasting events. This is always a great chance to meet great people and taste great food.
We shared a table with Ben of Monforte Dairy, who served up his classic old cheddar with our fresh pears and apples. We couldn’t have […]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays on Aug 7th, 2008
Yesterday evening Suzanne and I hosted a table at the Gladstone Hotel’s Harvest Wednesdays “Summer Tasting.” It was such a lovely event, filled with inspiring producers, businesses, and organizations. The menu was tantalizing, particularly the prosciutto-wrapped apricots mixed with walnut sage butter and wrapped in phyllo - although we here at not far from the […]
|
