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Strawberries and Asparagus, June 20th, 2009

May 6, 2009

WE ARE STILL ON!!!!

STRAWBERRIES & ASPARAGUS HAS BEEN MOVED TO

PHIL WHITE ARENA DUE TO RAIN.

SEE MAP BELOW (STILL AT BOTTOM OF CEDARVALE PARK)

Phil White Arena Map

 

“Strawberries & Asparagus” is a community celebration of all things green. This festival in Toronto’s Cedarvale Park promotes public space, local and organic food, local sustainable business, nature appreciation, music, and fitness & health. Come along on Saturday June 20th from 11.00am to 5.00pm and enjoy:

  • healthy snacks and solar ice cream
  • free activities for children and adults
  • live music on our solar stage
  • a marketplace for green businesses and environmental organizations

This not-for-profit event is organized each year by Chris Chopik of EvolutionGreen.Com and human capital partner Green Neighbours 21, and numerous other ENGOs. There is also an Inorganic Market™ taking place – you can drop off used or broken electronic items for free recycling. Laptops, desktops, iPods, mp3 players, cell phones and more will be collected. Come out, meet the community, and enjoy the fun!

Read on to learn about the day’s CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES, ADULT AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES, INORGANIC MARKET, GREEN MARKETPLACE and to see a LOCATION MAP where the event will take place.

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES

Gardening Activities for Children:
“Strawberries and Asparagus” takes place in the grounds around the Cedarvale Community Children’s Garden, established by Claire Rodger and “the gardening angels” a group of devoted adult volunteers. Learn more about this wonderful group by participating in their activities at “Strawberries and Asparagus” including:

  • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm - Vegetable planting(Children should dress appropriately)

Dressing the Garden Angel

Little Fingers Music:

Charlie Kurt is a local Toronto-based children’s rock composer, musician, and arts educator. Check Charlie out at www.littlefingersmusic.com Charlie will be doing a Community Concert Jam which is preceded by a workshop where children learn to sing, dance, and play percussion along in preparation for an on-stage performance with charlie and his band (a dancer and percussionist). Children and parents alike will be fully engaged with fun and interactive music-making.

  • 11:50 am to 12:30 pm on the solar stage
  • 1:30 pm to 2:10 pm on the solar stage

Eco Action :
Earth Day Canada will be displaying and promoting their EcoAction Teams program encouraging houshold concervation tips. Environmental puzzels and crosswords and tatoos will be given out and children can win prizes in the draw.

ADULT AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES:

TREC Solar Tour: This year at the Strawberries and Asparagus Festival, the Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative is once again offering a free and guided 90-minute residential solar tour. The tour will commence at 11am on the grounds of the festival near the TREC/WISE booth. Then participants will proceed by Hydrogen Bus to visit four residential destinations. Participants will have the chance to view the featured photovoltaic or solar thermal installations and an opportunity to speak with homeowners about their solar experience. The bus trips in between also offer a chance for an ongoing solar power question/answer period.

Tree TourLEAF :
Learn stories relating to our local trees. Arborist Sarah from LEAF leads a tour that investigates the stories of local street trees and new plantings in the ravine. There will be a number of guest speakers on the tour. The walk lasts 90 minutes and is appropriate for walkers of all ages. Our local M.P. Carolyn Bennett will be in attendance. Wear comfortable shoes.

  • 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm LEAF Cedarvale Tree Walk (departs from Cedarvale Community Children’s Garden)

Daily Apple:
Daily Apple wellness services will be running their signature outdoor fitness class called “Trailmix”. This low-impact class integrates cardio, weights, pilates and yoga. Wear comfortable clothes and running shoes.

  • 2.00pm - 2.45pm (Departs from the Daily Apple booth)

Zen: Watch and participate in a Zen practice with practioner and teacher Olga Moritz of Full Circle Healing Arts. Sessions take place in the Zen Zone which can be entered from the park or from Arlington Road. Sessions are 45 minutes long and have been sponsored by the Inorganic Market™.

  • Sessions begin at 11.00am, 12.30 pm, and 2.00pm.

INORGANIC MARKET

 


Inorganic Market™: The Inorganic Market™ is a citizen-based approach to raise awareness about the issue of electronic waste based on community engagement through education and creative expression.The event includes community members’ creative expression through an activity, art, writing, or performance. We provide education through factual information and conversations about the issues surrounding electronic waste and consumerism. We also provide a collective opportunity for individuals to gather and dispose of their electronic waste.

Bring your unwanted electronics to the Inorganic Market™. They accept laptops, desktops, monitors, printers, scanners, fax machines, ipods, mp3 players, power bars, any type of wires and cables, speakers, keyboards, mice, video game consoles, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS’s), cell phones and routers. Components will be reused or recycled.

  • Collections will take place in the parking lot of Arlington Middle School from 11 am to 5 pm

GREEN MARKETPLACE:

Here are just a few of the many vendors and organizations that will be attending Strawberries and Asparagus 2008:

Solar NeighbourhoodArise Technologies: Arise Technologies whose solar energy systems are increasingly appearing on the roofs of Ward 21 in Toronto and beyond will be bringing a solar powered ice cream cooler to the event and handing out free ice cream. They will also be sharing a booth with WISE (below)

cacao beansChocosol: This fair-trade chocolate company will have biopower grinders and blenders, chocolate drinks, chocolate foods, and a whole artistic display.

Dutch Dreams: Over the last 20 years, Dutch Dreams has become a landmark in our community. Located at St. Clair and Vaughn Road, the ice cream parlor offers their own line of Canadian-made ice creams and cones. Together with Arise Technologies, Dutch Dreams has sponsored the festival’s “solar cooled” ice creams for just $1 a cone.

Earth Day Canada Eco Action Team: The Eco Action Team will have a booth where individuals or groups can commit to conservation and use an online calculator to see how much emissions they’ve saved.

Fashion Takes Action: Receive an invitation to Fashion Takes Action…the green fashion event of the year.


West Toronto Initiative for Solar Energy (WISE): WISE will have a booth illustrating what solar energy can do for you, your home and our environment.


Soma Earth Architect: A member of Green Enterprise Toronto, Soma Earth Architect is a pioneering architectural firm emphasizing healthy, EMF-free, Non-toxic, energy efficient, natural building materials & systems for green, sustainable, eco-architecture – new buildings, additions as well as renovation projects. We are local to the Cedarvale Park neighbourhoods at Winona & St. Clair.

Written by Chris · Filed Under Featured, Top Box 

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