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 [...]
