Posted in Events, Field Trip, In Backyards, In the Media, Resources on Jul 29th, 2010
Not Far From The Tree is getting pretty excited about participating in the upcoming Foodprint conference this Saturday July 31st. Never heard of the Foodprint Project before…? “Foodprint Toronto is the second in a series of international conversations about food and the city. With the Toronto Board of Health having just formally adopted a new [...]
We know that you’re all eager to start picking — and so are we! But before we can load up the bike trailers, and get our hands stained and sticky-sweet, we need to find those special folks who can make it all happen! Not Far From The Tree is hiring three youth interns and two [...]
Posted in Events on May 17th, 2010
Early bird online tickets are over — but still lots of tickets at the door! Come on out TONIGHT (Thursday May 20th); or join us for the party afterwards! The blossoms are out (or even finished), wee little fruiting buds are appearing on trees, and folks are anxious to get out and pick some fruit. [...]
Not Far From The Tree is delighted to announce that we’ve been selected as one of thirty-three community groups across Ontario as recipients of the Community Go Green Fund! Awarded through the Ministry of the Environment, this provincial funding will help us expand our residential fruit-picking program this year, as we continue with our important [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, In the Kitchen, We'd Tap That! on Mar 24th, 2010
The culmination of our pilot program, We’d Tap That!, was an amazing day of fun, music, sap, and syrup! Held at Dufferin Grove Park Sunday March 14th, hundreds of folks came out for a taste of Toronto’s own Norway Maple syrup. Participants were invited to taste the original sap, and compare it to the final [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, We'd Tap That! on Jan 28th, 2010
Think the urban forest can only feed us in the summer time? Think again! Not From From The Tree is pleased to announce a new project we’re launching this winter: We’d Tap That! Syrup in the City While many of us know that maple syrup can come from rural sugar maple forests, it’s also true [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, In the Kitchen on Nov 13th, 2009
Our amazing cider press caught the attention of many-a-youngster this season. Catching an eye, I would ask the little ones, “what do you think I’m making?” The usual (screamed) reply was, “APPLE JUICE!!!” When I’d offer the correction of cider, not juice, said Excited Child would either give me an adults-think-they’re-so-smart-with-their-semantics eye rolling, or a [...]
Posted in Events on Nov 6th, 2009
Last night’s End-Of-Season Celebration marked the many successes of our second year. A large crowd came out to provide a drumroll for our final tally of pounds picked: 8,135! Many more had hoped to join in on the fun but we sold out ahead of time. Next year we will be sure to book a [...]
Last week, the staff at Not Far From the Tree had the honour of being invited into the home of Joel and Dana, those crafty foodie folks behind the amazing blog Well Preserved. What started last December as a plan to blog once a day for 100 days has continued into a preserving marathon. Since [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards on Sep 25th, 2009
No, silly, we didn’t pick pears to feed a moose. But we picked as many pears as an adult female moose weighs. HOLY (moose) COW! Yesterday afternoon, eight hardy volunteers helped Not Far From the Tree pick a record of 557 pounds. AND there was still a good deal left on the tree (….not for [...]
