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Farm Happenings at Zawadi Farm
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 »
Farm Happenings for September 2, 2020
Hey Everyone,
We have more peaches this week! Our Spaghetti Squash is ready to be harvested and will be available next week. Zucchini and Cucumber plants have stopped producing but Tomatoes and Eggplants are still going strong. We are also very surprised that our first succession of Chard and Kale1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 26, 2020
Hi Everyone,
Our summer crops have started to slow down and some of the plants are getting tired of pumping out delicious fruit. We are happy to announce that we have organic peaches this week from one of our partners in the Niagara region! For this week, there is still much to do in terms of fall1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 19, 2020
Hi Everyone,
Fall plantings are underway at the farm. Last week we seeded more radishes and salad mix. We've been enjoying barbecues and grilling our own delicious eggplants and sweet zucchinis. We are also pleased with the slightly milder temperatures this week. We are however disappointed with th1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 12, 2020
Hey everyone, we are now one week past the midway point of our farmshare program! There are only 11 weeks left after this one. We have begun seeding and transplanting our fall crops already and our summer crops are still producing steadily. Enjoy your share this week! 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.