Posted in Foraged on Jun 17th, 2010
The fruit picks that Not Far From The Tree organizes have many magical qualities, but there’s nothing quite like the happenstance of gleaning from trees and shrubs on public land. The picking is determined by the watchful eye of the passerby, lending a spontaneity to the act. And you never know who else might also [...]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) 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 [...]
