Posted in Events, Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) on Aug 24th, 2011
We’re so excited to announce an event that we’ll be hosting in partnership with Spadina Museum, right in the heart of the heritage urban apple orchard where Not Far From The Tree originated. Come to City Cider at Spadina Museum to witness apples be picked, pressed, heated, and served – and then taste it for yourself! Not Far [...]
Posted in In the Media, Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) on May 11th, 2011
Under the near-blossoms of the apple trees at Spadina Museum, I met with Mark Bittman from the New York Times yesterday. He was in town to check out how Toronto is a hotbed of urban agriculture and food security activity. We were lucky to be included as one of the three projects that he visited. [...]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) on Sep 18th, 2009
Hard to believe our last pick at Spadina Museum is coming soon, this Sunday September 20th. We already have our official pickers signed up, but everybody is welcome to come and watch the spectacle of urban apple harvesting! Not Far From The Tree‘s origin story begins at Spadina Museum, where we first harvested the apple [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) on Dec 8th, 2008
Our first full season has been good to us. While our true success lies in the stories of those who have made not far from the tree happen, here are some numbers to give a brief sketch of our success: 3,003 lbs. of fresh fruit picked from residential properties in Toronto (mostly Ward 21); 40 [...]
Posted in Foraged, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) 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 [...]
Posted in In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) 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 forest [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) 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 [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) 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 [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) 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 [...]
Posted in Events, In Backyards, Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) 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 [...]
