Posted in Foraged, In Backyards, In the Kitchen, Resources on Nov 30th, 2011
[Thanks so much to Supreme Gleaner Rebecca Dehmassi for sharing this story. If you have a story to share about your fruit picking adventures, by all means send it along to info@notfarfromthetree.org.] We all know about the delicious fruits that Not Far From the Tree volunteers have been harvesting from our urban forest, but did [...]
Posted in Art, Foraged, Lindsay's Picks on Aug 10th, 2011
“Lindsay’s Picks” is a special column for the Not Far From The Tree blog, courtesy of Sheridan Illustration student Lindsay Campbell who is completing a co-op placement with the organization this summer. While the majority of her workload is to ‘snazzify’ and make beautiful the work of Not Far From The Tree, she also takes [...]
Posted in Foraged on Jul 24th, 2011
Tucked away in an alley around the corner from FoodShare (our host office), there live two plum trees. It was a hot day when Not Far From The Tree and FoodShare staff were filled with an inspiration that swept us from our office feet. The secret to finding our vigor on a hot day was a nonchalant [...]
Posted in Foraged on Jul 10th, 2011
[Editor's Note: This magical story of discovering a new fruit comes from Not Far From The Tree volunteer Charlotte Ashley.] I’ve been reading about Not Far From the Tree’s harvesting of serviceberries (or saskatoon berries, as I’d previously heard them called) for three years now, but I could never actually visualize these elusive fruits. Sure, [...]
Posted in At the Market, Foraged, In the Kitchen on Jul 8th, 2011
If you were at the Green Barn Farmer’s Market last Saturday, you may have spotted a special portion of public fruit at the Stop’s Cafe. Nearby, there is a sour cherry tree on a Green P parking lot property. Onsite, there are serviceberries growing at the Wychwood Barns Park. They ripen at the same time. [...]
Posted in Foraged, In Backyards on Jul 1st, 2011
It’s that time of year – the city has started dripping with fruit from the limbs of its canopy. Time to put your fruit goggles on. Look up! Look down! Look all around.
Posted in Foraged on Jun 30th, 2011
The unassuming serviceberry is growing all over our city, and yet most of us would brush it off as potentially poisonous instead of edible – let alone delicious! The City has planted serviceberries all over on public property because they produce pretty blossoms, fit into small spaces, and are well-suited to our climate as a [...]
Calling all hackers! The second-ever Random Hacks of Kindness is happening this weekend in Toronto. Problems have been submitted from all over the world, seeking tech solutions for the greater good. Not Far From The Tree has put out a call to develop a map for fruit trees on public land in Toronto, similar to [...]
Posted in Foraged, In the Media on May 26th, 2011
Today’s “Ask Torontoist” is all about where to start with urban foraging. The question: “I was wondering where one might forage for wild food (not dumpster diving) in Toronto. Where could one find more info on foraging and learn where’s safe and what’s available?” The answer: Read it here. What tips, tricks, or stealth strategies [...]
Posted in Foraged, In Backyards, In the Media on Jan 17th, 2011
An excellent collection of stories about food waste was recently featured in The Toronto Star. Among articles about the social, economic, and environmental aspects of food waste, one article presents “creative solutions to handle food waste,” with Not Far From The Tree as an example of just that. The article begins, “If you want to [...]
