Posted in Events on Feb 25th, 2009
Many great events are coming up soon. First of all, Toronto’s Seedy Saturday is this Saturday, February 28th! Not Far From The Tree (which made its debut at last year’s event) will be there proudly. This year, Seedy Saturday will be held at the Wychwood Barns and in the afternoon (2-6pm). At Seedy Saturday, Not [...]
Posted in Events on Jan 20th, 2009
Photo credit: photopia / HiMY SYeD. This evening, Toronto’s Ward 21 likely won’t feel the need to hope for change, but rather to celebrate and renew our commitment to it. Hosted by councillor Joe Mihevc, this is Joe’s Midterm Check-In. Groups and organizations in the neighbourhood will be gathering to share what they’ve been doing [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) on Dec 8th, 2008
Our first full season has been good to us. While our true success lies in the stories of those who have made not far from the tree happen, here are some numbers to give a brief sketch of our success: 3,003 lbs. of fresh fruit picked from residential properties in Toronto (mostly Ward 21); 40 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 (and Sundays) 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 [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) 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 [...]
