Category Archives: InGarden

Blooming Summer

Through careful planning by our volunteers and also through fortuitous donation by Mother Nature, the garden is a riot of different flowers this year. Almost all attract pollinators and all…

Collection of food being donated

That’s a Lot of Food!

Mid-August and we have already donated 320 pounds of food to our two recipient community groups: Willowdale Neighbourlink, who distributes the produce in their food boxes to families in our…

Food bank donation

Our Garden and Covid-19 Guidelines

Our community garden continues to operate under Toronto Public Health guidelines designed to safeguard our volunteers and reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our neighbourhood. As a result, we are…

Keep 2m apart

Physical Distancing in the Garden

Our community garden continues to operate under Toronto Public Health guidelines designed to safeguard our volunteers and reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our neighbourhood. We ask visitors to the…

Jute Trellis

Generous Donation from TWISTYER to Support Vining Crops

You may have noticed a lot more vertical growing going on in 2021 in the garden. This is due to a generous donation from Bill Divitcoff of TWISTYER Products Inc,…

Painted stones and plant markers Spring 2021

Can You Spot the Art?

Our volunteers will be hard at work in May, weeding and preparing beds to start the cycle of food production for the vulnerable families we support. Hopefully, lockdown will end…

Volunteer holding empty basket

Remote Volunteering Opportunities

We have some remote volunteer opportunities available.  Due to physical distancing and hygiene requirements, we will not be tracking or signing off on any community service hours this year.   REMOTE:  Arts and…

PNG in the Fall after Weeding

Ready for Winter

Our small band of volunteers have gone into overdrive to get the garden ready for winter this year. Many thanks to our intrepid team of masked and gloved Fall cleanup…

Food for Butterflies

These monarch butterflies were rescued and fed on milkweed from our garden, They were released back into the wild in September 2020 and should be able to make it back…

Basket of patty pan squash

August Garden Update

Here’s a quick look at what has been happening in the garden in August 2020, and what the rest of the season may bring. The City of Toronto has comprehensive rules…