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.
Posted in Spadina Saturdays on Jul 20th, 2008
We picked our first of the season in the Spadina orchard on Saturday. Red Astrachan apples. Tart, tiny and great for pies. Perishable. Sometimes called Abe Lincoln, Red Ashmore, or American Red. Once common on local farms, now a seasonal rarity. Not your average Red Delicious.
There were a few new faces at our market table […]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays on Jul 14th, 2008
Spadina Saturdays at 11:00am have begun. Drop by, bring a friend. Enjoy. We did.
This week we had our first few Early Jersey Wakefield cabbages, some fabulous fingerling potatoes, summer turnip (not a big seller, but a favourite of mine), leeks and snapdragons. And mulberries for everyone at the market to sample.
Posted in Spadina Saturdays on Jul 6th, 2008
Up until last week we were so distracted by starting up our residential fruit tree project that we hadn’t harvested anything from Spadina, but this week that all changed.
We harvested arugula, rhubarb, green onions, mint, parsley, sage, and summer turnip. And best of all, we tried our hands at picking the serviceberry tree.
Serviceberries go by […]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays on Oct 7th, 2007
Two new volunteers came to help out this week: Suzanne and Geir Arne. The former lives in the neighbourhood and the latter is visiting from Norway. He’s in Toronto for the world championships of rock, paper, scissors as the President of the Norwegian Association for Rock, Paper, Scissors (aka Stein, Saks, Papir). They were […]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays on Oct 7th, 2007
I picked soooo many carrots today, as many as I could possibly transport! I was able to pick two rows before my panier and backpack were full to overflowing, each row of a different heirloom variety.
The many-pronged variety, shown here, sold faster than the skinny and straight ones. I think most market-goers are […]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays on Oct 7th, 2007
On September 15th I headed to Spadina House in case any volunteers showed up to help harvest. But a few factors told me that I really should have stayed in bed all day, drinking echinacea tea and resting. Nobody else showed up (maybe afflicted with the same fall ills?) but since I was already at […]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays on Sep 18th, 2007
I was the first one to arrive today, and spent the first little while browsing the aisles of the garden, seeing what was ready to be harvested. I had a few visitors, like the hummingbird that enjoyed sipping from these beautiful red flowers. With so many tall and diverse flowers, the garden can support a […]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays on Sep 16th, 2007
Spadina House - the house of apple action. Well, actually, all the action happens outside.
The gardens are set up in a rectangle split into four, with vegetables hiding behind tall flowers in each quadrant. It’s a very hierarchical set-up, with Victorian flowers ruling over vegetables. Some veggies - like squash and turnips, referred to as […]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays on Sep 3rd, 2007
I’ve explained some of the “why” in the About section and will get to more details on that later. For now, here’s a run-down of how not far from the tree works, in case you’re interested in getting involved.
Who: A rotating cast of volunteers
What: We harvest apples from the heritage gardens and remnant orchards at […]
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