FoodCycles Makes Top 10 in Green Innovation Awards

FoodCycles was one of the top 10 finalists out of 127 submissions for Toronto’s first Green Innovation Awards. Though FoodCycles didn’t win the award the point of getting the idea of growing tubes out there was just loads of exciting fun.

Discover FoodCycles Promise through Edible Toronto 2010

You will find that FoodCycles was recently profiled in the Edible Toronto Spring 2010 Issue with the dazzling selection of Laura Berman’s photography (the printed issue has far more). It gives you a good run down of how last season went at FoodCycles and the fascinating plans going on at Parc Downsview Park. Thanks goes to David Wild for writing this up and to Gail Oliver for including it in the latest issue.

Hurry to Get Fresh Healthy Appealing Food!

The small shares of the community shared agriculture bag are back on the table! Over 12 (that’s right 12) incredible distinguished people like you have already joined in to get one! The deadline is coming up soon!

Announcing the FoodCycles Membership and CSA: 2010

Are you interested in fresh, local and organic, chemical free food? Do you want to build a movement for real food and real change in Toronto? Are you ready to build a stronger community and environment through food and farming — in small and large ways? Then get a FoodCycles membership, do volunteering or get a CSA harvest share.

“Build Your Own Membership” Pre-Survey

This is a run up to a possible full survey and to the upcoming annual general meeting.

Throw a Local Food Party within 30 km.

FoodCycles prepares coleslaw, kale salad, the veggies platters, roasted vegetables and pumpkin and cornbread for the Friday, Oct 2 launch party using vegetables grown right in Parc Downsview Park at FoodCycles city farm (http://foodcycles.org).

How to Build Your Own FoodCycles Farm!

FoodCycles is holding a last minute September strategy-work bee-“say hello” meeting Saturday, Sep 26 (9 am – 8 pm; morning/afternoon/evening), Sunday, Sep 27 (9 am – 12 pm, morning) and Monday, Sep 28 (9 am – 8 pm; morning/afternoon/evening). FoodCycles wants to hear your views, visions and thoughts on how to structure FoodCycles, build stronger partnerships with other groups and how best to give you a voice in the organization. Please RSVP at foodcycles@gmail.com or call 416.845.0818 as soon as possible! It’ll take place at the FoodCycles greenhouse farm (70 Canuck Ave, map and directions http://bit.ly/1GYyWQ). There’ll definitely be another meeting session in October if you can’t make this one.

FoodCycles: Here and Now CBC

David gives a quick summary of what FoodCycles is about, what’s next and where it is on Matt’s Here & Now radio show. This was back in August 2009 and the audio clip is finally up!

FoodCycles Officially Ignites Its Toronto City Farm

Join FoodCycles, Toronto’s first city farm (http://foodcycles.org), for their official launch party at Parc Downsview Park on Friday, October 2, 2009. The even

4 Veggies You’ve Got to Get

Sunny gives you a tour of the FoodCycles outdoor market garden and hands you a rundown on what’s being grown. Turns out that there’s benefits to being the “front lawn” for the first urban park in Ontario, let alone Canada. Having a nice hike, sitting by a lake and getting some awesome exercise through farming is all within reach. See the first part of the report at http://bit.ly/JOAe5. For more on the original building event posting see http://bit.ly/kLrw. [FoodCycles Report Jul 31 2009 Part B]