Posted in Foraged, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays on Nov 28th, 2008
As we reflect back upon our first full season, it is the volunteers who must be celebrated most of all. Indeed, they are the backbone of this project. Here are a couple of stories they have to tell:
Theresa: “Below is a picture of the pear tart I made for Thanksgiving. I used the uncooked bottled […]
Posted in In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays on Sep 24th, 2008
LEAF has been supportive of not far from the tree from the very beginning. Last weekend we co-hosted the Edible Tree Tour as part of their Toronto Tree Tours and we’ve swapped even more ideas on how to collaborate in the future. After all, fruit trees make up a significant portion of the urban […]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays on Sep 21st, 2008
Close to 100 tour-goers showed up for today’s tasty jaunt! We took over the grounds of Spadina Museum and surrounding neighbourhood for one of the Toronto Tree Tours.
Some personal highlights:
witnessing the smiles and conversations that erupted when participants got to taste the heritage apple varieties;
learning about the engineering marvel of one particularly massive white oak […]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays on Sep 18th, 2008
We sold over a bushel of Spadina’s heritage apples and several pounds of Ward 21’s backyard pears. Pretty exciting, considering they were bought by Jamie Kennedy Kitchens.
Not part of our normal operations, certainly. But when the last minute invitation arrived, we thought it’d be nice to participate. The fruit was used at the From the Ground […]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays on Sep 17th, 2008
This Saturday, September 20th, not far from the tree is co-hosting one of the Toronto Tree Tours with LEAF and the TPSC.
We’ll be touring the grounds of Spadina Museum, tasting heritage apples grown on-site, spying at ravines and fruit trees in the neighbourhood, then ending up at Casa Loma for a spectacular view over the […]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays on Sep 17th, 2008
The Gladstone’s Harvest Wednesdays invited us to host a table at another one of their tasting events. This is always a great chance to meet great people and taste great food.
We shared a table with Ben of Monforte Dairy, who served up his classic old cheddar with our fresh pears and apples. We couldn’t have […]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays on Aug 7th, 2008
Yesterday evening Suzanne and I hosted a table at the Gladstone Hotel’s Harvest Wednesdays “Summer Tasting.” It was such a lovely event, filled with inspiring producers, businesses, and organizations. The menu was tantalizing, particularly the prosciutto-wrapped apricots mixed with walnut sage butter and wrapped in phyllo - although we here at not far from the […]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays on Aug 3rd, 2008
Ayup. Spadina Saturdays are wonderfully unpredictable. I’d thought we were in for a quiet day but the Rexdale Women’s Centre visit to the museum livened things up considerably. Learned that ’setur’ is another name for mulberries. I’ve got my fingers crossed for a repeat visit from Prasanna and her posse.
A mulberry sampler pack was, again, […]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays on Jul 29th, 2008
You never know who’s going to steal the show on a Spadina Saturday. Or for that matter, you never know who’s going to show. It’s been a bit like a potluck, a really good one.
For the record, the first thing our youngest crew member did after signing her waiver was head straight for the […]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays on Jul 24th, 2008
But let’s hope we all get there for Saturdays at 11:00. Because there are likely to be more Red Astrachan [as-truh-kuhn, -kan] apples for the picking. And possibly a few Transparents. Gooseberries and blackcurrants too.
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