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Farm Happenings at Zawadi Farm
Farm Happenings for August 11, 2021
Hi Everyone,
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
Hi Everyone,
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
Hey Everyone,
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 »
Farm Happenings for July 7, 2021
Hi Everyone,
Summer is here! Zucchinis and Cucumbers are finally making their appearance! Cherry tomatoes are starting to turn yellow and soon red. We have a good amount of rainfall and are trying to keep everything clean, pruned and trellised. Enjoy your share! read more »
Farm Happenings for June 30, 2021
Hi Everyone,
Things have finally started to slow down a little bit at the farm after an intense first couple of months. Almost all of our beds are planted - we only have a few more beds of winter squash as well as more root crops to plant in the coming weeks. We can't believe we are already a third1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 23, 2021
Hi Everyone,
Everything is growing really fast - including the weeds - which we are trying to stay on top of with the help of our interns. Winter squash is going in this week and we have already seeded our fall kale and chard. We are also practically sold out of shares for the season so thank you t1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 16, 2021
Hi Everyone,
We opened up another backyard plot last week and transplanted red and white storage onions. Beans have germinated nicely and our cucumber and tomato plants look good as well. Things are still very busy at the farm and winter squash will be transplanted at the end of this week to our do1 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.