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Farm Happenings at Zawadi Farm
Farm Happenings for July 1, 2020
Hi Everyone,
We just finished setting up our latest backyard plot this weekend and transplanted our hot peppers and seeded some more beans. We even harvested a few eggplants off our eager plants! Tomatoes are starting to ripen and baby zucchinis are forming and will be ready for harvest soon. Garli1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 24, 2020
Hi Everyone,
Happy Father's Day! We hope you have been spending some quality time as a family this weekend. On the farm, things have been really hot and dry and the last of our spring crops are a bit stressed but our summer crops are thriving! Tomatoes, cucumbers. zucchinis and eggplants are gettin1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 17, 2020
Hi everyone,
This was another busy week but we were happy to have some volunteers come join us and help out with resetting beds, weeding and trellising! We had some issues with some of our tools but managed to fix the problem. We seeded carrots and transplanted spaghetti squash. Irrigation has been1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 10, 2020
Hi,
Last week at the farm was a marathon! We had a lot of catching up to do so we worked extra hard to try to get back on schedule. The eggplants and zucchinis are finally all in at our Downsview Park plot next to the tomatoes. We reset a number of beds for the next crop rotation in the greenhouse1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 3, 2020
Hi everyone,
We are now four weeks into our growing season! We appreciate all the positive feedback you have been sending about the quality of our produce. We are now working on developing more partnerships to make available even more items from other local growers and producers. For our own farm,1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 27, 2020
Hi Everyone,
Summer is finally here! Tomatoes have been transplanted inside the greenhouse and outdoors this past week. Yesterday we seeded watermelon, spaghetti squash, dill and more green onions. Our cucumbers and zucchinis have also begun sprouting! We can't wait for the bounties of these summer1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 20, 2020
Hi everyone,
It's now Week 2 of our vegetable share program (Week 1 for some of our bi-weekly members). We are happy that the weather outside has finally warmed up a bit and will continue to do so; we can't wait to transplant our tomatoes! We are also thrilled to announce that we have officially SO1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 13, 2020
Hi Everyone,
Welcome to new and returning members! This is our first week of deliveries for the vegetable shares and we are so excited at the farm to be able to provide you all with high-quality vegetables. Harvesting and delivering these vegetables to you brings us great joy. As you know, we grow1 read more »
Farm Happenings for April 29, 2020
Hi everyone,
We have finally transplanted our first crops outdoors and potted up our tomatoes in the greenhouse! This week we will transplant parsley and lettuce and sow turnips and radishes all outdoors. We are very happy that the overnight temperatures are staying above freezing now. It's time to1 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.