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Farm Happenings at Zawadi Farm
Farm Happenings for November 13, 2020
Hi!
We have some extra produce because of this beautiful weather so we decided to open up our online farm stand! This might be your last chance to get some local fresh produce from us this season! Home deliveries this Friday or pick up at the farm option is available. Minimum orders or $15 required1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 28, 2020
Dear Members,
We have finally arrived at the last week of our FarmShare Program. What a journey it has been this year! We are so grateful to have been given the opportunity to grow food for you and your families. We will all miss the fresh greens and look forward to next year's bounty. We just tuck1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 21, 2020
Hi everyone,
We have finally arrived at the second last week of our FarmShare program. For some of our bi-weekly members, this means that this week is their last box of the season. We want to take this opportunity to thank all our members for their support and encouragement. It's been a pleasure be1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 14, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you are enjoying a nice meal with your family today. Usually we would be celebrating with all of our family and friends but during these unusual times we can only be with our immediate household, nevertheless, connecting over good food. Things have been quiet at the farm1 read more »
Farm Happenings for October 7, 2020
Hi Everyone,
Butternut squash will be in most of the boxes this week in time for Thanksgiving dinner this weekend! Our crops outdoors have really slowed their growth down with the cooler temperatures and shorter daylight hours. Hopefully we will have some more turnips and snap peas ready before the1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 30, 2020
Hi Everyone,
We closed off part of our Downsview park plot this weekend. This involved harvesting what was left of the eggplants and tomatoes from those beds and then cutting the stocks and moving all the plants to our compost pile. Luckily our family and kids were brought in to help. That means th1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 23, 2020
Hi Everyone,
It was a very cold weekend for our crops. The first frost has come unusually early this year! We are still waiting to see if our summer crops will recover and continue producing. If not, this might be the last week for field tomatoes and no more eggplants. With the transition of season1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 16, 2020
Hi Everyone,
It's Urban Agriculture Week in Toronto (September 14-22)! Check out the cool events happening across the city here. At the farm, the greenhouse is now almost completely reset. The cherry tomatoes are still hanging on and producing but we will have to take them out at the end of the mon1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 9, 2020
Hey Everyone,
That's what over 100 spaghetti squash looks like in the trunk of car (there's more in the back seat too...such is the life of an urban farmer). Over the weekend we also topped up all the raised beds in our greenhouse with fresh compost in preparation for all the fall transplants that1 read more »
About the farm
At Zawadi Farm, our aim is to create physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food and to engage community members in educational opportunities and conversations centered around active and healthy living.
We rehabilitate Toronto backyards and convert them into living growing spaces for nutrient-rich, organic locally grown seasonal vegetables.
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We rehabilitate Toronto backyards and convert them into living growing spaces for nutrient-rich, organic locally grown seasonal vegetables.