Archive for May, 2010

May
30

YUF CSA At Withrow Market and Leaside Ecofair

Young Urban Farmers CSA will be at both the Withrow Market and Leaside Ecofair this coming Saturday, June 5 2010. Come join us this weekend!

Withrow Market:
The Withrow Park Farmers’ Market is a community based initiative that arose out of citizen concern over the declining control over the food we eat, and the need to create more opportunities for farmers and food entrepreneurs. The majority of fruits and veggies stacked on grocery shelves at supermarkets and greengrocers travel thousands of kilometres – a process that hides the social and environmental links that bring food from the farm to the plate.
WHEN: Saturday, June 5 2010
WHERE: Withrow Park, Toronto, one block south of Danforth Avenue, between Logan Avenue and Carlaw Avenue
TIME: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Leaside Ecofair:
The overall theme of the EcoFair is to demonstrate the connections between our health and the environment through air, soil and water. Other exhibitors include the Leaside Garden Society, LEAF, Ward 26 Cycle Group, and many others.
WHEN: Saturday, June 5, 2010
WHERE: Trace Manes Community Centre, 110 Rumsey Road, Toronto
TIME: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

 

May
23

Elaine from YUF CSA Also On Globe and Mail!

Way to go Elaine!! Elaine was also featured in the Globe and Mail this Friday in Sarah Elton’s Globe Life Gardening article. Here’s a brief excerpt:

Elaine Howarth, who is pursuing a career in urban agriculture but lives in a house with a north-facing yard and not enough room to plant. “So many people are underutilizing their backyards,” Ms. Howarth said. “Why not use other people’s backyards? Everyone is benefiting.”

Please find the rest of the article

 

May
22

Chris from YUF CSA On Globe and Mail!

Way to go Chris on his feature in !

Chris Wong, 24, of Young Urban Farmers, tends to vegetable transplants in his backyard, which he'll use to plant in his customer's garden, on May 21, 2010.

Here’s just one question on his interview, find the rest on the !

How long have you been gardening?
Since I was a young child. That’s how I got started, helping my parents set up and tend to a vegetable garden when I was young. I stopped doing it for a couple of years in high school and in my university studies, being away from home. But once I finished my studies and got back to the city, I started up my garden again.

 

 

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