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 Community Orchards, Events, In the Kitchen on Sep 20th, 2011
The first-ever City Cider occurred this past Sunday, what we hope will become an annual event. It was a beautiful day and the crowd that gathered in and around the apple orchard helped to make the event so wonderful. There will be a more in-depth update about the event later, but for now we wanted [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, Resources on Aug 25th, 2011
[Editor's Note: Thanks to Daniel Gasteiger who has submitted this guest blog post for us to share. You can find more of his preserving recipes in his new book, Yes, You Can!, and on his two blogs, Your Small Kitchen Garden and Home Kitchen Garden.] As summer rushes into autumn, some folks are already sampling [...]
Posted in In Backyards, In the Kitchen on Jul 13th, 2011
[Editor's Note: Thanks very much to Not Far From The Tree gleaner John Mclean for sharing his story of preserving the mulberry harvest.] After at least a year of procrastinating, I finally signed up to volunteer with Not Far From the Tree. After missing a few picks I managed to get my name onto a [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, Resources on Jul 12th, 2011
With fruit dropping all around us, it’s easy to take it for granted at this time of year. Will you feel the same in January? That’s right – it’s time to preserve the bounty. Check out WellPreserved.ca for ideas on preserving July’s fruits.
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 In the Kitchen, In the Media, Resources on Jun 9th, 2011
The West End Food Co-op’s Community Cannery project was featured on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning yesterday. Coordinator Ayal Dinner explained to Matt Galloway that the Community Cannery aims to teach people “the skills to preserve their own food” and have “year round access to local and sustainable food,” not just during the growing season. The [...]
Posted in Events, In the Kitchen on Mar 11th, 2011
The Great Big Crunch took a bite out of boringness yesterday! (And it helped promote healthy eating, local food, and general goodness as well.) As an action, the Great Big Crunch is tailored for students as dreamt up by the wonderful FoodShare. Not Far From The Tree took it upon themselves to promote an online [...]
Posted in Events, In the Kitchen on Feb 17th, 2011
The lovely folks at WellPreserved.ca are hosting their first-ever official preserves swap with their local watering hole, The Avro. Ever clever, they have crafted a button-wearing system to indicate when you’re “on the market” to swap a preserve and when you’re satisfied with your jar. Here‘s the info straight from the horse’s mouth.
Posted in In Backyards, In the Kitchen on Jan 1st, 2011
I recently had the chance to help out Robin, the George Cedric Metcalf Foundation Leaders in the Field Intern with Not Far From the Tree, with a preserving workshop for one of our partner organizations, Sistering. I first met the lovely ladies at Sistering half-way through this season, and we immediately hit it off. It [...]
