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Elmbank Students Visit Ben Nobleman Community Orchard

Posing in front of our orchard shed

Twenty seven teenage girls from Elmbank Middle School at Finch Avenue West at Martin Grove learned about making compost tea and apple sauce during an educational event in Ben Nobleman Park community orchard. The girls ate the apple sauce…but the compost tea was solely for the benefit of our 14 young fruit trees. Jane Hayes, of Garden Jane fame, taught the girls how to brush the leaves of our trees with compost tea to give them the nutrients they need and a extra bit of energy to help carry them through the winter. Continue reading →

Looking Back

Well, the gardening season is more or less over. Some of our fruit trees have been in the ground for over a year, and it’s time for us to look back and see how far we’ve come. Have a look at the short film above (it takes a couple of minutes to load) and you’ll remember where we were at in 2009. Now in 2010 we’ve added more fruit trees, had a huge harvest festival, renovated our perennial bed and there’s lots more to look forward to in the years to come. Thanks to all the amazing volunteers who helped make our project happen. And thank you to Chris Martin and Brian Green of Parks Forestry and Recreation and to our wonderful city councillor Joe Mihevc. You guys rock!

Harvest Festival attracts 400 visitors

Martial Arts Display with Crowd

Our little Ben Nobleman Park looks great with people in it. Over 400 people from our community and beyond flocked to our park for our harvest festival last week and it was a huge success.

Fruit Bowl & Hand

The food we supplied….pears, plums and apples from Bizjak Farms, finger sandwiches from Nortown Foods and Allen’s Apple Juice, disappeared in the first hour. Pine Villa Retirement Residence’s signature chocolate chip cookies lasted about 15 minutes.

Food Lineup

Loving Hut kept replenishing their fantastic vegan snacks from 5.00 pm till 6.30 pm then we had Mamma’s Pizza to share around. Thank you to both of those businesses for their incredibly generous contributions. Folks, if you like the food…go and visit the restaurants and support our wonderful local businesses! Continue reading →