Posted in Events, In the Kitchen on Mar 11th, 2011
The Great Big Crunch took a bite out of boringness yesterday! (And it helped promote healthy eating, local food, and general goodness as well.) As an action, the Great Big Crunch is tailored for students as dreamt up by the wonderful FoodShare. Not Far From The Tree took it upon themselves to promote an online [...]
Posted in Events, In the Kitchen on Feb 17th, 2011
The lovely folks at WellPreserved.ca are hosting their first-ever official preserves swap with their local watering hole, The Avro. Ever clever, they have crafted a button-wearing system to indicate when you’re “on the market” to swap a preserve and when you’re satisfied with your jar. Here‘s the info straight from the horse’s mouth.
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Syrup in the City on Feb 4th, 2011
The end of winter is near and Not Far From The Tree is ready for the iconic food of the season: maple syrup! Not Far From The Tree is pleased to announce the launch of our urban maple syrup program, Syrup in the City, after a successful pilot program last year. This year, with the [...]
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 Events on Dec 19th, 2010
Editor’s Note: Not Far From The Tree was able to raise over $7500 through this fundraiser, thanks to many businesses and individuals who put their support behind the event. We are grateful for these contributions! For those of you who were not able to make it to our Handpicked fundraiser, why not indulge your appetites [...]
Posted in Events, In the Media on Nov 23rd, 2010
It’s an honour and a thrill to be included as a GreenHero in this new television series. Fellow GreenHeroes include David Suzuki, Jane Goodall, and Sarah Harmer. The episode featuring Not Far From The Tree, entitled “Tree of Life”, airs tonight on TVO at 7:00pm (and again on Saturday at 4:00pm). Three GreenHeroes are featured [...]
Posted in Events on Nov 15th, 2010
It seems like yesterday, but almost a week ago we hosted our very special Handpicked fundraiser. We were so excited to have had so many of you come out and support us. But hats off to TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, who sponsored our evening. What makes TD FEF unique, from my point of [...]
Posted in Events on Nov 11th, 2010
Last night, so many of you joined us at Handpicked, a special Not Far From The Tree fundraiser soiree held in partnership with the Shamba Foundation. We’re so used to seeing most of you in your fruit-picking grubs so it was delightful to see folks dressed up in their Sunday – er, Wednesday – best. [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, In the Kitchen on Nov 10th, 2010
At our fundraiser tonight, the featured drink at the open bar (yes – an open bar!) will be The Gleaner, our signature elderberry cocktail. It all started in 2008, our first harvest season, when a great elderberry harvest from a little tree on Alcina Avenue left us with a surplus of the fruit. Elderberries can’t [...]
Posted in Events on Oct 30th, 2010
On Wednesday, November 10th from 6-9pm, join Not Far From The Tree to celebrate a season of great success with a cocktail party and fundraiser at the SHAMBA Space. With remarks by Mayor David Miller and Claire Tansey, food editor of Chatelaine Magazine. Local food hors d’oeuvres by Jamie Kennedy, Mark Cutrara, and Carole Ferrari. [...]
