Posted in In Backyards on Dec 7th, 2011
[So much of Not Far From The Tree's success can be attributed to the dedication, hard work, and playfulness of Laurel Atkinson. She began as Parkdale/High Park Coordinator in 2009, helped out with Director duties when Laura was on maternity leave in 2010, and saw our fourth season through as Program Manager in 2011. These [...]
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 In Backyards on Nov 17th, 2011
We had a great bash and danced the night away at this year’s End of Season Celebration. Rannie Turingan captured these great photobooth pictures. Our friends at Hypenotic captured these photos of our members with Beau’s Barry bottlecaps. (You can do it, too, and help raise up to $2000 for your favourite Toronto fruit-picking charity!) We have so many people to thank. At the bar: [...]
Posted in In Backyards, Profiles on Sep 30th, 2011
Not Far From The Tree has come a long way in a short time. The last few months in particular have been filled with much behind-the-scenes action to build a solid foundation for this little project to grow on. Along with becoming a project of Tides Canada Initiatives Society, an exciting milestone is convening the [...]
Posted in In Backyards, Resources on Sep 28th, 2011
There have been rumours and whispers; questions and guesses. Everybody wants to know: where have all the pears gone? In the dead of night, in the heat of the summer, the Pear Gremlin sneaks into yards across Toronto, greedily and indiscriminately stealing pears for his insatiable appetite. While scaling the tree’s limbs, the Pear Gremlin’s [...]
Posted in In Backyards on Sep 15th, 2011
This Sunday, sip apple cider in a heritage orchard! Not Far From The Tree and Spadina Museum are teaming up to offer a crisp afternoon of fun this Sunday, September 18th from 1-5pm. There will be live apple cider pressing right in the orchard, and music by special guests The Orchards! Get a hands-on letterpress [...]
Posted in In Backyards on Aug 8th, 2011
To stay committed to our mandate of sustainable transportation, we have one set of equipment in each neighbourhood where we set up operations. We’re having difficulty finding storage in some downtown spots. Can you help? Perhaps your church, organization, home or business has a fenced-in yard or a shed we could make use of. Our [...]
Posted in In Backyards on Aug 5th, 2011
Since the first week of July, 132 Not Far From The Tree volunteers have harvested fruit from 32 trees – and we haven’t even hit our busiest part of the season yet! You may recall from a previous blog post that a wetter-than-normal spring affected this year’s cherry crop. Across Ontario, cherry farmers have experienced [...]
Posted in In Backyards on Jul 21st, 2011
Here are a few tips on how to make mulberry wine (well, not the kind you’d want to drink, but at least the kind that’s fun to make!) and other ways to have fun while picking this delicious, squishy fruit: If upon arrival, you discover that your fanciest footwear may not have been the best choice [...]
Posted in Art, In Backyards, Lindsay's Picks on Jul 20th, 2011
“Lindsay’s Picks” is a new 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 [...]
