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Strawberries & Asparagus Festival: June 12th, 2010

June 1, 2010

“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 12th from 11.00am to 5.00pm and enjoy:

  • healthy snacks and solar ice cream
  • free activities for children and adults
  • live music on our Bullfrog Powered 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 Cedarvale Children’s Garden, Fiesta Farms and Local Food Plus, and 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)

ADULT AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES:

Tree TourLEAF : Learn stories relating to our local trees. LEAF will lead a tour that investigates the stories of local street trees and new plantings in the ravine. The walk lasts 45 minutes and is appropriate for walkers of all ages. Wear comfortable shoes.

  • 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm LEAF Cedarvale Tree Walk (departs from Cedarvale Community Children’s Garden)

 

 

Full Circle Healing

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 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, and 2:00 PM

 

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 2010:

Solar Neighbourhood

Arise 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.

 

 

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.

Our Power: Our Power will have a booth illustrating what solar energy can do for you, your home and our environment. visit OurPower for more information.

 

Written by Chris · Filed Under Featured, Top Box