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- The OPS Urban Gardeners, located in College Park are holding a Garden Open House & Harvest!

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  • When: Tuesday September 14, 2010 - 12-1 pm
  • Where: Garden in College Park, behind the 777 Bay St. building

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This Event is Free, And Everyone Is Welcome

Rain or Shine

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Featured free activities:

  • - Sampling of produce from the garden in a variety of dishes

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  • - Gardening demos and tips on how to get bountiful plants, even in late season

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  • - Seed planting competition

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Who we are:

The OPS Urban Gardeners is a volunteer group based in the Ontario Public Service devoted to the learning and practice of growing food sustainably in the city and workplace; as well as to valuing our connection with food and how it is linked to community, the economy, and environmental sustainability.

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YIMBY (Yes in My Back Yard) Garden Walking Tour

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  • No cost!
  • Sunday September 12 · 11:00am - 1:00pm
  • 601 Christie, just south of St. Clair
  • Meet at the Wychwood Barns, Barn 5

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  • Bring comfortable shoes and your own water.

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Celebrate backyard and front-yard food gardens!

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Tour some of the gardens participating in The Stop's YIMBY (Yes in My Back Yard) yard sharing program.

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Please RSVP with Liz liz@thestop.org

(416)651-7867 ext 27

Perth Dupont Neighbourhood Gathering & BBQ - Fall 2010

Perth Dupont Community Garden

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Our community garden was Started just as garden plots, installed into the back of the
Symington Ave. Playground Park in 2005.
We have now grown to be the center of urban agriculture in the heart of the Junction Triangle.

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I Want To Have A Barbecue!

We will start at 5:30,

... and go until we are all full, and it gets too dark to see ....

July 30 2010

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We are half way through the summer growing season, and we have already harvested many good things from our gardens, from beans & beets, cucumbers, peas, radishes and many leafy things like lettuce, Swiss Chard, & many kinds of kale, right up to the Zucchinis.

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Some of you have gone off on little vacations away from Toronto, but there are many of us that are stuck here in the city, even we have had some time off ....

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So, I want to have a Barbecue ... 5:30 pm, on Friday night. ...July 30th. it will not be the formal harvest festival (that will be September 18th)

At the Perth Dupont Community Garden, by the garden shed

It will be pot luck style, so that you can bring your own things that you want cooked on the BBQ, (hot-dogs, burgers, slabs of meat, as well as the veggies that you want roasted.

We will have two BBQs' going - one is propane, the other one will be with charcoal. The Community garden will provide the charcoal as well as some veggies and Buns, ...I will have a look at the potatoes and see if they are ready to harvest, and we can cook some of them up for every one.

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For more information e-mail Susan at: perth-dupontcg@frogstar.com

The Perth Dupont Community Garden

Volunteer Opportunities April & May

due to events beyond our control, we have had to reschedual our plans

Rescheduled for June and July 2010

The Perth Dupont Community Garden Has received a grant from the Carrot Cache to build a porch onto our existing Garden Shed. We are also planning to install Solar Panels to the roof so that we can have a running water feature in our Butterfly Garden. This will provide our pollinators with water.

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Toronto Community Garden Network and FoodShare's
Plant Giveaway, June 14 3-7pm

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Come get free plants donated by the City of Toronto, FoodShare, Urban Harvest, and others.

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  • Community Gardens can take two flats of plants.
  • Individuals can take six plants.
  • At 6:30, remaining plants will be divided equitably among all gardeners present.

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  • There will also be lots of seed potatoes and sunflowers for everyone. The giveaway is first come, first serve, and the best plants always go fast!

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Please feel free to bring any extra plants that you’d like to give away, or perennials that you want to divide.

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Reminder: Please remember to bring whatever you will need to take the plants away with you (your own boxes, bags, flats, strong friends...)

Location: FoodShare, 90 Croatia Street on the west side of the Brock entrance. 90 Croatia Street is 1 block west of Dufferin and 1 block south of Bloor St

CSA - Community Cannery

The West End Food Co-op, in collaboration with the Parkdale Activity and Recreation Centre, is starting a community cannery in Parkdale - we will be running a series of preserving workshops and a small-scale pilot canning CSA throughout the summer.

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We hope to go far beyond jams, working to discover ethnic and indigenous recipes and preserving techniques as well as low-sugar and macrobiotic options in addition to basic water-bath pickles and chutneys.

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Our first workshops of the season will be running on:

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When:

  • June 18th & 25th
  • from 5-8 pm

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Where:

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Plant and Seeds Sale from the Perth Dupont Community Garden

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Visit Us At The

Perth Public School

Thursday June 17th

After School, From 3:30 - 7 pm

14 Ruskin Ave. Toronto

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We will be offering a selection of plants & seeds

We will also have Certified Organic Fertilizer called Spanish River Carbonatite (SRC)

We will have a container garden demonstration

where you can build your own container garden

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  • Plants:

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We will also have our Open Pollinated seeds available from last years growing season.

Seeds:

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The Perth Dupont Community Garden is located just outside the downtown core of Toronto, in the west end. We are one block west of Symington Ave, just north of Dupont St. The only entrance to the garden is on Perth Ave.

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We will be raising funds for meals for our 'building project that we have planned for this summer.

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We a non-profit community garden run by volunteers. We strive to make our garden accessible to those in the community that do not have their own growing space.
As a multicultural group of gardeners with ethnic and lifestyle diversity, we are a place to grow food, flowers, and friendships, as well personal social and leadership skills.

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for more information e-mail Susan at: perth-dupontcg@frogstar.com

Website: www.perth-dupont.parkcommons.ca

INVITATION
PARKDALE PUBLIC GARDENS PLANNING CHARRETTE

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  • Saturday, May 15th
  • from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Centre
  • 220 Cowan Avenue

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The Parkdale Village Business Improvement Area, in partnership with Parkdale Liberty Economic Development Corporation, is requesting your attendance at the

Public Gardens Planning Charrette

on Saturday, May 15th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at Masaryk-Cowan Community Centre, 220 Cowan Avenue.

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In the past few years, several planting beds, which were created to accentuate the area, have become neglected and over grown.
They are no longer attractive during the spring and summer months. This year we are focused on creating an increased sense of pride in these artistic and eclectic little areas.

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The public gardens are located at:

  • Brock St.
  • Gwynne Ave.
  • West Lodge Ave.
  • 2 at the Green ‘P’ Parking Lot (1325 Queen St. West)
  • O’Hara Ave.

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FoodShare Garden

The Junction Triangle Community Garden Association - Starting a New Community Garden

Agenda:

  • A tour of the Perth Dupont Community Garden, and talk about the different styles of community gardening.
  • Talk about the positive aspects of a community garden - how it will benefit the neighbourhood in general, and for the children, especially from the local schools and the Girls and Boys Club.
  • Guest Speakers talking about their experiences in other community gardens

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In the 1880s, when downtown industrial growth meant soot and smoke, Toronto’s parks were celebrated as “the lungs of the city”. Parks were places where people could retreat from the hustle of daily life to find peace and quiet in nature. At the turn of the century, parks and open spaces came to be appreciated as places where youth could develop their physical and moral strength. Parks were health outlets for Toronto young people’s boundless energy.

More recently, as hours of work gradually dropped and family time came to be more valued, parks and open spaces became places where the entire family could enjoy an outing and where children’s playgrounds were available. That’s when the once-separate terms “parks” and “recreation” came to be linked together and spoken about in the same breath, as we do today.

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"Be Full of Beans" program
"Be Full of Beans" program encourages children and their families to grow extra for those in need

A handful of seeds, well-prepared soil and

Plant a Row • Grow a Row JUNIOR

help teach the "how to's" of veggie gardening and harvest sharing

To the middle of May 2010 or until supplies run out Plat a Row - Grow is handing out bean seed packets.

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  • Canada - March 31, 2010 - Growing beans and all kinds of other vegetables is becoming a snap, thanks to Plant a Row • Grow a Row JUNIOR, a veggie gardening and sharing initiative for children and their families, sponsored by the Garden Writers Association, Food Banks Canada and The Compost Council of Canada. And to kick off the gardening season, a free package of beans and growing instructions is available to gardeners interested in supporting this initiative, thanks to the support of McKenzie Seeds.

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  • "Plant a Row • Grow a Row JUNIOR is a great way for children and their families to come together for an amazing cause," said Britt Lawson, Brand Manager, McKenzie Seeds. "We are thrilled to support this program, and encourage families to get their hands and knees dirty in the garden this summer. The benefits of this project will last for years to come as young Canadians learn the joys of gardening and community service simultaneously."

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  • In addition to the free bean seed package and planting instructions, a special section devoted to children and veggie gardening has been posted on www.growarow.org, thanks to the support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and care from organizations such as Rittenhouse, icangarden and Scotts Canada. Posters and other support materials are also made available for those interested in promoting the initiative within their community.

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Call 1-877-571-GROW(4769) for a free package of beans to grow in your garden this summer and share some of the harvest with your local food bank. One request per family or organization. A total of 5000 bean seed packages available. Call early.

For more information about veggie gardening

and to become involved in Plant a Row • Grow a Row, please contact

May Ho Stepanek @ 1-877-571-GROW or mstepanek@compost.org

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Click here to download “How to Grow Beans” brochure

Ontario Solar Academy

Untill April 30, 2010

The Ontario Solar Academy has offered to donate time to visit community gardens in Toronto and do an analysis of your power needs, to help you get off-grid power for your community garden.

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Many community gardens in the City of Toronto are off-grid. That means that even though they are in the middle of the city, they don't have access to electricity.
Have you ever wanted to have a moving water fountain in your garden area so that the birds and the pollinators can have a drink, while the mosquitoes are hindered from breeding.
Would you like to have some extra evening lights in and around your garden shed, especially during the hot summer evenings when people have waited for the garden to cool down, and it gets dark before they can put their equipment away.
Or perhaps you want to run some power tools to build a cold frame or trellis, or even just have hot water?
Businesses that use a Market Gazebo for the Farmers Market would also benefit from this
There are many reasons that community gardens would like to have some power.

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  • The ONTARIO SOLAR ACADEMY is offering to have their graduates to come and visit your community garden and help you do an assessment.

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  • With this assessment you will be able to have a more accurate cost estimate, when you seeking a grant for your garden power needs.

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Earth Hour

A reminder that Saturday, March 27th is Earth Hour - please turn off your lights at 8:30 for an hour!

Turn out your light, show support

In 2009 hundreds of millions of people around the world showed their support by turning off their lights for one hour.

Earth Hour 2010 will continue to be a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. A call to stand up, to show leadership and be responsible for our future.

Whether you are an individual, a business, a school, or a city - you can show your support by turning off your lights for Earth Hour, 8.30PM Saturday 27 March 2010. Go to the Earth Hour website to show your support.

Fuzzy Boundaries Naming Project
Voting in the second (and final) round to select a neighbourhood name is from
Monday, March 1 to Sunday, March 14
Online voting closes at 12 Midnight
on March 14.

The preferential ballot allows residents to rank their three favourite names in order from the Top Ten list

Top Ten list of names determined in the first round of voting:
Black Oak Triangle, East Junction, Junction Triangle, Perth Park,
Railpath, Railtown, Rail District, South Junction Triangle,
The Triangle and The Wedge.

You can vote

Or in person at the

  • Perth/Dupont Toronto Public Library at 1589 Dupont Street,
  • Yasi’s Place at 299 Wallace Avenue
  • Nonna’s Place at 1540 Bloor Street West

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Visit The Perth Dupont Community Garden

At This Years

Seedy Sunday.

601 Christie St
Seedy Saturday and Sundays are the day when the new gardening season begins in earnest. You can have an opportunity to learn more about gardening, hone and share your gardening skills, and buy or exchange vegetable and flower seeds. See this video from last years Seedy Saturday.

The Perth Dupont Community garden will have our Open Pollinated seeds available from last years growing season.

Our table number is 17C

Our list of seeds includes:

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As well we will have a variety of Garlic for planing.

We a non-profit community garden run by volunteers. We strive to make our garden accessible to those in the community that do not have their own growing space.
As a multicultural group of gardeners with ethnic and lifestyle diversity, we are a place to grow food, flowers, and friendships, as well personal social and leadership skills.

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for more information e-mail Susan at: perth-dupontcg@frogstar.com

Website: www.perth-dupont.parkcommons.ca

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Sunday February 21, 2010
12:30PM - 6PM
New Day and Extended Hours
(Barn #2) Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St.
See the map

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This year we are featuring the
“North American Native Plant Society” (NANPS)

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All translations have been donated by volunteers. Please contact mail@tcgn.ca if you would like to translate part of the poster for us.

Sábado de Semillas

Samedi de Graines

سبت البذور

IL SABATO DEI SEMI

E SHTUNA E FARËRAVE

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Admission:
Admission is by donation, $2 recommended or pay what you can.

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Accessibility:
If you need assistance because of physical accessibility issues, please e-mail us at: mail@tcgn.ca by Friday, February 19 so that we can have an accessibility volunteer available

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Visit The Perth Dupont Community Garden
The Perth Dupont Community garden will have our Open Pollinated seeds available from last years growing season

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Scarborough Seedy Saturday
Saturday March 6 from 12-4 pm
East Scarborough Storefront
4040 Lawrence Avenue East Map
(416)208-9889
Seedy Saturday and Sundays are the day when the new gardening season begins in earnest. You can have an opportunity to learn more about gardening, hone and share your gardening skills, and buy or exchange vegetable and flower seeds.
We are seeking to ensure that there is an ample supply of heritage and organic seeds available. There will be organic gardening supplies, soil amendments, tools and resources. Environmental organizations and community groups will have information tables on topics of interest to gardeners.
And, as well, there will be food and beverages to enhance the overall experience and atmosphere for you.

If you wish to participate and have a table for your community garden/group and for more information contact Katie Fullerton of Live Green Toronto kfuller@toronto.ca

Phone: (416)691-5173 

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Site Co-ordinator:
Katie Fullerton
Live Green Toronto Animator - East
416-691-5173
k_fullerton@sympatico.ca or kfuller@toronto.ca
Live Green Toronto

Please check back soon for updated information, including the schedule for the garden workshops and presentations

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Brought to you by:

The Toronto Community Garden Network,

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The Store Front, www.thestorefront.org

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FoodShare, foodshare.net

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Seeds Of Diversity www.seeds.ca

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Dirt -The Movie

DIRT MAKES FOOD

FoodCycles is hosting a screening of DIRT! -the Movie- at Bloor Cinema

Where: Bloor Cinema 506 Bloor St W - map

When: Thu, Jan 28, 2010 (6:30-8:30 PM)

What: There will be a reception at 6:30 PM and the movie will start at 7 PM and end at 8:30 PM. You can buy sprouts, vegetable earrings or memberships during the reception.

Why: FoodCycles is fundraising for its education work.

Tickets: Tickets will be available online and at the door on a sliding scale of $10-20. Tickets on line.

GETTING DOWN AND DIRTY

Dirt! the movie tells the secret story of the stuff we stand on everyday. One teaspoon of dirt has billions of good critters that make life possible every day - through weather, from the trees and forests to every bit of food we eat. This funny yet serious movie shows you how the living dirt beneath us is doing and how we are all made of and connected to dirt.

FoodCycles foodcycles.org

You can contact FoodCycles with questions, comments or suggestions at foodcycles@gmail.com.

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