Monique Pays a Visit

My friend Monique, who was at Whole Circle when I was an intern, drops in while we're prepping garlic.  Monique and I sort of first met at the 2010 Guelph Organic Conference, at a panel discussion, when I questioned the CEO of Stoneyfield Yogurt on their hi sugar content yongurt. He gave me a blah blah answer about helping to avert the problem of building up fertilizers in rivers, but that didn't answer the question about why they put sugar in their yogurt. Anyway, a month later I went to Whole Circle Farm for the first time, to interview for an internship position, and Monique, said, "Hey, you were at the Guelph Conference!"

Sometimes When I'm Harvesting I get Distracted By The Bursting Bulbils

Bulbil Jewellry

Courtney at Whole Circle Farm has plans to create a line of jewellry made with garlic bulbils.

At the Iron Chef Competition the "Secret Ingredient" is...

Garlic! -- at the Harbourfront Iron chef-off, where I talked about the virtues of Ontario garlic while the chefs prepared their dishes. Most of the garlic I brought for the display was pilfered by the contest judges!

A Bird's Nest in the Garlic Patch

I left this area alone, until the chicks matured and left the nest. I hope they like garlic.

Celebrity Chef Elizabeth Rivasplata at Harbourfront Demo Sponsored by Toronto Garlic Festival

Zach from Highmark Farms at ING Bank

More people than I expected forgot about buying shoes to spend some time and buy some produce from Zach, who set up his table at Yonhge and Shuter streets. Despite the high traffic this proved to be not a profitable venture for Zach.

Cookie Roscoe assists Zach

Asian Night Market in Markham

This is giving ideas for the garlic festival....

Dropped in at the Aberfoyle Farmers' Market

Nathan Klassen is one of the great produce vendors at the market.

Winchester Garden Community Centre Members Get To Work

Visiting prospective chefs for the garlic festival

I'm trying to convince Jean and her husband to cook at the garlic festival. I'm hoping that I can sway them with these fresh garlic scapes.

Canada Day Food Demo at Harbourfront

Chef Anne Sorrenti doing a demo for Pizoccheri Pasta with Garlic Scape Pesto at Harbourfront, sponsored by Toronto Garlic Festival