Ryerson Urban Farm Harvest Party

October 24th 2016. 15:00 to 18:00

Come gather with the Ryerson Urban Farm to celebrate the bountiful (and hot!) season we had this year. Enjoy the fruits of our shared labour at a pie tasting contest, appreciate nature’s decomposition processes by learning how to grow your own mushrooms and use vermicompost, and help us plant garlic to overwinter for next summer’s harvest. Following that, stretch out your legs in a good ol’ fashioned contra dance!

We will be acknowledging the hard work and dedication of all who make this groundbreaking project possible (thank you!), and we will provide opportunities to learn more about the Ryerson Urban Farm, what’s on the horizon, and how to get involved. All are welcome! We hope to see you there.

When: Monday, October 24, 2016
Time: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Where: George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre at 245 Church St., 3rd Floor Sears Atrium
RSVP: Click here to RSVP
Cost: Free entry (please bring $5 cash to purchase your own DIY mushroom bag)

Highlights & Features

Complimentary Beau’s beer and Brickworks cider
Ryerson Eats Pop-Up, serving delicious treats and eats made with produce from the farm
Pollinator-themed raffle contest
Live music and contra dance
Tabling fair with ecological and social justice groups on campus

Scheduled Activities

3 p.m. | Garlic planting on the rooftop farm
3:30 p.m. | Pie tasting contest with rooftop-grown winter squash cultivar ‘Gold Nugget’
4:30 p.m. | Tour of the rooftop farm
5 p.m. | Contra dance (an easy-to-learn folk dance