Elaine and her team of interns with Jessica.

We recently had a special vistor at our Wychwood hub, Jessica Oelschlagel, who came to chat and learn a thing or two about what we do at CultivateTO.

She interviewed our very own Elaine Howarth and our harvesting interns and has written all about it on her blog, REAL Ontario Farmer.

Jessica calls herself a REAL Ontario Farmer Reporter and blogs about groups and individuals with similar interests to those we hold near to us at CultivateTO.

Read the whole article here and learn what our new friend from Real Ontario Farmer has to say about us.

For photos of Jessica’s day with Elaine and friends, visit her Facebook page here.

See the listing from their site below:

We’re on the hunt for 6 fantastic new council members for the 2012-2013 calendar year!

Available Positions:

TYFPC Vice Chair

IT & Social Media Guru

Operations Lead

Network Committee Member

Advocacy Committee Leads (x2)

Interested candidates should read the above job description(s) the email the Application for Council Membership along with a resume and cover letter to tyouthfpc@gmail.com by midnight on June 21st.

The Toronto Youth Food Policy Council seeks to engage and mobilize youth to create a local, just, and sustainable food system for all.  We do this by community building, raising awareness, and advocating for policy change.

We’re also known for throwing great parties! Wanna help build a local, just, and sustainable food system in Ontario? Join us!

Still have questions? Contact them on their website, or join the conversation @tyfpc on Twitter.

Thank you Sweets from the Earth!

Our official Cultivate Toronto launch party was a resounding success.

A tremendous thank you to everyone who came out to participate in the event on Wednesday night at the CSI Annex building in Toronto. We had a great time celebrating in honour of our 2012 name change, and talking about our future plans for bring fresh, locally grown organic produce to more tables across the city.

Another GIANT thank you to our sponsor, Sweets from the Earth, for plying us with sweet treats all evening long.

We look forward to another great growing season of healthy harvests.

On April 23rd, the Cultivate Toronto team met with Susan Hay og Global News at one of our Wychwood gardens to chat about urban agriculture, our coming season and re-connecting communities with locally grown and organic produce.

Watch Chris and Elaine as they talk to Ms. Hay about growing with Cultivate Toronto.