Posted in At the Market, Community Orchards on Apr 23rd, 2013
Photos source: The Leslieville Farmers’ Market website. Many readers may be familiar with the concept of a 100-mile diet; a movement pioneered by Canadians Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon and documented in their book The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating
Posted in Events, In Backyards on Mar 25th, 2013
Toronto’s environmental stage needs to keep its eyes open for two young, budding environmentalists. Sam and Leah, ages 8 and 11, have been to numerous green events around the city. They attended the
We are excited to introduce our second featured artist in the Artist in Urban Orchard program, Paul Thompson! Here’s a little about Paul
Posted in Events, Field Trip on Mar 6th, 2013
I had the pleasure of attending the Sustainable Neigbourhoods Summit last week. Hosted at the Evergreen Brickworks by the Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation and Evergreen’s CityWorks project
Posted in Guest Blogger on Dec 3rd, 2012
This post was written by Not Far From The Tree volunteer, Aysha Qamar. If you have a story to share, by all means send it along to info@notfarfromthetree.org. Heavy winter jackets and bulky winter boots. That’s what comes to mind for most of us during the winter season. The cold weather may
