Posted in In Backyards, We'd Tap That! on Mar 8th, 2010
With the beautiful, spring-like weather we’ve been experiencing lately, there’s no mistake that maple syrup season is upon us. It takes warm days and cold nights like this to get the sap flowing. The warmth of the sun helps draw the sap up the trunk, invigorating the tree with new energy for bud growth and [...]
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 In Backyards, We'd Tap That! on Feb 22nd, 2010
Not Far From The Tree’s latest endeavour is one that has taken a great deal of research, care, and attention to embark upon. The seed for maple syrup tapping in the city was planted about a year ago when I spotted a neighbour’s tree that had been tapped. This led me to find out about [...]
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 Foraged, In Backyards, In the Kitchen on Feb 1st, 2010
Throughout the winter months, I find oatmeal to be one of the loveliest breakfast dishes. It’s warm, hearty, and delicious. The greatest pleasure of this winter morning meal is to add a few tastes of summer into the mix. When the first summer pears were ready last year, I set some aside to make into [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, We'd Tap That! on Jan 28th, 2010
Think the urban forest can only feed us in the summer time? Think again! Not From From The Tree is pleased to announce a new project we’re launching this winter: We’d Tap That! Syrup in the City While many of us know that maple syrup can come from rural sugar maple forests, it’s also true [...]
Posted in In Backyards on Jan 25th, 2010
Ok Ok…so I’m entering the preserving season a little late, but I decided I could rationalize it by saying I’m preparing myself for next year. With this logic, I’m really just a keener getting super excited to start picking fruit again. Last night I prepared my first jar of apple jelly. I meticulously followed the [...]
Posted in Art, In Backyards on Dec 29th, 2009
In 2009 we harvested a few treats that we hadn’t harvested in 2008: plums, sumac drupes, black walnuts, ginkgo nuts, and my own personal forage for quince. It’s amazing what the trees in the city can provide for our food needs. But the urban forest has even more to offer, including non-foodstuffs from its plentiful [...]
Posted in Foraged, In Backyards on Dec 11th, 2009
In the spring of last year a friend pointed out a blossoming quince bush just a few blocks from where I live. “Quince?” I asked. I had never heard of the fruit before, let alone be able to recognize its blossoms. Nor did I know the first thing about how to harvest the fruit or [...]
