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 [...]
Posted in Field Trip, Foraged, In Backyards on Jul 11th, 2010
Note: This post comes by way of Supreme Gleaner Lisa Pitman. It was originally posted June 21st, on her beautiful blog Vegan Cookbook Critic. She agreed to cross-post and share her first cherry pick with Not Far From The Tree and our readers. ENJOY! After a busy Saturday full of food, friends and revelry, this [...]
Posted in Field Trip, In Backyards, In the Kitchen, Resources on Apr 2nd, 2010
Kathleen Macintosh has always frozen fresh, sustainable, Ontario fruit. Recently, she’s been freezing enough to provide the masses with local fruit in the dead of winter. Kathleen is the founder of Culinarium,“Toronto’s Locavore Store!”. Culinarium “showcases exceptional Ontario products and the passionate people behind them.” If you haven’t ventured in, you should. It’s a beautiful boutique shop [...]
Posted in Field Trip, In Backyards, We'd Tap That! on Mar 13th, 2010
Norway Maple tree tapping is underway! Last Thursday March 4th, our first official tree was tapped at the home of some very enthusiastic tree owners, and I was lucky enough to tag along. Val and Heather, two of We’d Tap That’s very competent and knowledgeable volunteers coordinated the evening’s tap. Prior to our expedition the [...]
Posted in At the Market, Field Trip, In Backyards, In the Kitchen on Mar 1st, 2010
Carole Ferrari, owner of The Bus, has been kind enough to pass along her recipe for the Apple Squares she made at the year end party. I used the recipe this weekend. My apologizes, my squares don’t look as professional as Carole’s but regardless the recipe is delicious! This truly is a tasty treat!! Enjoy! [...]
Posted in At the Market, Field Trip, In Backyards, In the Kitchen on Feb 14th, 2010
Not Far From The Tree’s year-end party was the first time I had seen or heard of ‘The Local Café’. When I arrived at the party I mused on the sight of a small school bus parked outside figuring it belonged to a local resident. It wasn’t until I was outside grinding apples for apple [...]
Posted in Field Trip, In Backyards, Resources on Feb 4th, 2010
Last Monday I arrived early for a tour of The Stop’s Green Barn. My tour guide, greenhouse coordinator Lord Abbey, hadn’t come in yet. Another employee greeted me, inviting me to make myself comfortable and wander around. It wasn’t hard to do; The Stop’s space is very inviting. I poked around checking out the books, gazing [...]
Posted in Field Trip on Jan 13th, 2010
Just before the holidays I had the opportunity to visit Wychwood Open Door, one of Not Far From The Tree’s partner organizations in Ward 21. Wychwood Open Door’s mission “is to reduce social isolation, boost nutrition and help develop life skills among homeless and socially isolated people.” One key component of the program is to [...]
Posted in Field Trip on Nov 9th, 2009
During a recent trip to New Hampshire, I stopped in to a small ICM orchard for the season’s final harvest. After all, I had been away from Toronto for a week and was getting anxious without having picked any fruit! On this gorgeous fall day, what struck me most was the beauty of the apples [...]
