Posted in Events, In Backyards on Sep 22nd, 2009
Greenest City, our partner in Parkdale – High Park, is hosting its annual autumn celebration festival! The Parkdale Food, Earth and Culture Festival will be happening Sunday September 27 from 12 noon – 4pm at Masaryk Park. You don’t want to miss out on this! There will be amazing music and performance, including Baro Dununba [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Events on Jul 27th, 2009
Last year’s Edible Tree Tour at and around Spadina Museum was a hit. The turnout tripled from what the Toronto Tree Tours are used to, showing a strong interest to learn about the many edibles growing amidst our urban canopy. For the 2009 version, LEAF and Not Far From The Tree have concocted a tasty [...]
Posted in Events on Jul 23rd, 2009
The end of cherry season wouldn’t be complete without a quick recap of our fabulously successful tasting last Sunday on the Gilead Café patio. We had two seatings and both were standing room only. It was great to see familiar faces and meet new folk. It felt as if some conversations only half-began (Hint: Duncan [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards on Jul 10th, 2009
Being placed on a doilie signifies a whole new level of “making it” in the culinary world. Our backyard-foraged cherries were treated with class and served on a silver platter at the season’s inaugural Harvest Wednesday Tasting. Last year we attended the tastings but never quite coordinated having our fruit used in Chef Marc Breton‘s [...]
Posted in Events on May 20th, 2009
Not Far From The Tree’s first ever Spring Blossom Fest proved a hit this year. We choreographed an afternoon of relaxed fun among the blossoming heritage fruit trees at Spadina Museum this past Mother’s Day. The atmosphere was set by the blossoming trees, ambient DJ music, and picnic blankets strewn between the trees. Families, friends, [...]
Posted in Events on May 5th, 2009
Not Far From The Tree’s inaugural Spring Blossom Fest will be happening this Sunday afternoon at the Spadina Museum orchard! Spadina’s 50+ fruit trees are ready to perform for you. Most of them are heritage apple varieties, and should be in full blossom this Sunday, May 10th. We’ve orchestrated an afternoon of lazy fun for [...]
Posted in Events on May 4th, 2009
Many Not Far From The Tree supporters came out to celebrate at the Green Toronto Awards ceremony last week. Although we didn’t win the Green Toronto Award itself, we were awarded an Environmental Award of Excellence. It was an honour to be selected as a finalist, especially after only our first year. We are friends [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards on Mar 27th, 2009
Last night I had the pleasure of joining the folks of the Shoelace Collective at their monthly community dinner. Gathered around the warmth of the Woodbine Heights Baptist Church kitchen, many hands helped to make a delicious meal (well, really it was four or five meals, given the variety) for the community to enjoy. The [...]
Posted in Events on Mar 24th, 2009
It is with great pleasure and excitement that I share our latest news: Not Far From The Tree has been selected as a finalist for the “Community Projects” category of the Green Toronto Awards! It is an honour to be chosen as a finalist for this prestigious local award. The awards ceremony will take place [...]
