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Farm Happenings at Zawadi Farm
Farm Happenings for September 8, 2021
Hey Everyone,
Spaghetti squash was harvested last week, totalling up to just over 200! They will be curing over the next two weeks. The butternut squash still needs a couple more weeks in the field. We are looking forward to the slow transition to fall crops, the cooler temperatures have made for m1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 1, 2021
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Hope you are enjoying the last couple weeks of summer! We have now seeded most of our fall crops and hopefully the germination rate will be ok during these intense heat waves we are still encountering. This week we have organic potatoes from one of our partner farms in the region! We1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 25, 2021
Hey Everyone, we have been seeding our fall crops in trays and we can't believe summer is almost over! Hopefully it doesn't get too cold too soon and we can still enjoy our tomatoes for a good while. Hard to imagine during this heat wave. Anyways, enjoy your share this week! read more »
Farm Happenings for August 18, 2021
Hi Everyone,
Field Tomatoes and cherry tomatoes are finally ripening consistently now. We have been busy with lots of pruning! We also have more organic peaches this week from our partners in Niagara. Enjoy your share! read more »
Farm Happenings for August 11, 2021
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We have peaches this week from our farmer friends in Niagara! We are heading into that time of the season when we diversify our farm share with the help of our partner farms in the region. We will most likely also have local apples, corn and potatoes in the coming weeks. Enjoy th1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 4, 2021
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We now have a new walk-in cooler at the farm! One of our sliding door fridges decided to stop working last week which really put us in a bind, but now we have expanded our fridge space which will help a lot with the future growth of the business! (We were already operating at maximum f1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 28, 2021
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We are still patiently waiting for more of our delicious tomatoes to ripen. Peppers are also still green. Beans, however, are being harvested this week as well as our Italian eggplants! Fresh garlic was harvested at the end of last week and is available now! Have you tried grilling ou1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 21, 2021
Hi Everyone,
We have already started seeding and transplanting our fall crops, we can't believe that we are almost at the halfway point in the growing season! We are loving the summer crops and still patiently waiting for the tomatoes to fully ripen. We hope you are trying out new recipes each week1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 14, 2021
Hi Everyone,
All our plots have been opened and planted! With all the rain we haven't had to turn on our irrigation in a while, however the weeds are also loving the rain. Cucumbers and zucchinis are now in good production. Tomatoes are still taking their time to ripen. Our four youth interns are n1 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.