Posted in Community Orchards, Events on Oct 24th, 2010
(Photo from the Ben Nobleman Community Orchard) On Monday, a former dump site along the Danforth will be transformed into an urban orchard with the planting of fruit trees by local schoolkids and neighbours. Oakvale Green Community Gardeners (OGCG), a community gardening group, will be planting the Oakvale Urban Orchard adjacent to Toronto Transit Commission’s [...]
The municipal election is but a few days away. If you’ve been watching and waiting this summer while fruit ripens, and sometimes falls, you know that a lot can change in the space of a few days. As Torontonians who care about issues of environment, sustainability, and fair access to food and other resources, we [...]
Posted in Events, In the Kitchen on Oct 18th, 2010
Our first public preserving workshop, “Apple Liquer and So Much More,” was a resounding, and sticky, success. Last Tuesday, October 5th, fifteen participants were delighted by the recipes, anecdotes, and wisdom from guest facilitator Michele Chandler of the Women’s Culinary Network. We chopped, peeled, and boiled … also making sure to take time graze, nibble, [...]
Posted in Events, In the Kitchen on Oct 13th, 2010
For those of you who don’t know, the annual Picnic at the Brickworks is possibly the foodie event of the year. Hosted by Slow Food Toronto and Evergreen on the amazing grounds at the Brickworks, Not Far From The Tree was delighted to be a part of this fundraiser for two amazing organizations. More than [...]
Posted in Events on Oct 7th, 2010
(Editor’s Note: This post comes from one of our many amazing volunteers from the night of Nuit Blanche, Minda. It was originally published on her blog Pots and Jars.) This past weekend was Toronto’s 5th annual Nuit Blanche event. Being a night-owl and creative type, the idea of a dusk-to-dawn massive public art-party event naturally [...]
Posted in Events on Oct 4th, 2010
Tonight at 6:30pm, This Is Not A Reading Series presents David Miller talking about his new book, Witness to a City. In Miller’s first role as author, his book describes 18 Torontonians whose lives have inspired him and whose stories articulate his vision of Toronto. Not Far From The Tree’s Founder and Director, Laura Reinsborough, [...]
Posted in Events on Sep 27th, 2010
As the harvest season perseveres, Not Far From The Tree has an exciting array of events to keep you entertained. We’re pushing the boundaries by delving into the world of contemporary art. Nuit Blanche proudly presents Not Far From The Tree as part of the Gladstone Hotel’s Fly By Night exhibition. We’ll be pressing apple [...]
Posted in Events on Sep 13th, 2010
On August 21, 2010 Not Far From The Tree had the pleasure of attending The Butterfly Festival. The Butterfly Festival took place at Tommy Thompson Park on Toronto’s Waterfront. With “over 50 species recorded to date”, the park is Toronto’s “largest greenspace that provides a critical habitat for butterflies” . We had the exciting opportunity [...]
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 [...]
