News

DUFFERIN GROVE ORGANIC FARMERS' MARKET

The Weekly Market Notes for Thursday July 31st(3:00pm - 7:00pm) are on-line. Read more>>

The Farmers' Market continues all year round, every Thursday, rain or shine. The market has moved outdoors for the summer season. Read more background info about the market>>

August 2014 newsletter is online

• Special events in August
• Reflexology path opened
• The cost of Pink Umbrellas
• Clay and Paper: 20 years!
• Garden club news
• Wading pool slide show
• Picnic table painting party

Friday Night Suppers

To see Friday night menus over the past few years, click here.

From 6 (ish) to 7.30 Due to staffing restrictions, there is now only one entrée option: a vegetarian (or sometimes vegan) meal, a side dish, a salad, and dessert. Although the money all goes back directly to the City now, prices listed are still only a suggested donation. If you can’t spare the cash, donate at some other time – nobody goes away hungry! (Of course, if you feel like donating more than the suggested amount, that’s fine too.) Click here for this Friday's menu.

For an alternate and cozier venue - try going to our sister location, Macgregor Park) for Lamb Tagine on a bed of rice or couscous - at the corner of Landsdowne and College.

SPORTS

The rink pads are ready for use! We're now taking bookings for the hockey pad. Soccer bookings start first week of May.

Bike polo plays 3 regular games a week

Staff assigned to Skate Park rebuild

See more in the Sports section

Regular activities

PARK GARDENING

Garden sessions this week: Sunday July 27, 3-5pm; Wednesday July 30, 4-6pm.

With the garlic now bundled and drying in the rinkhouse, we've got space in the garden to plant more seeds for fall crops. We'll be starting to plant peas as well as more radishes, beets, and greens.

We'll also start tying our tomato plants to their trellises and, now that all the plants are getting so big, we'll make sure to leave some time for harvesting kale, swiss chard, and possibly zucchini.

On Sunday, we'll start our session in the south-east part of the park as we did last week, in the children's pollinator garden.

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CAMPFIRES

To book a campfires please email staff at dufferinpark@gmail.com,

There are three small-group campfire locations, but only two are in use in any given season – centre path and cob courtyard in warm weather. The centre path fire circle is in the middle of the park, the cob fire circle is beside the playground. The park’s recreation staff book the cooking fire times. There is an orientation and fire safety session for first-time users, and staff are available to help start/end your fire.

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PIZZA DAY

Public pizza days for the summer are: Wednesdays and Sundays from 12 noon to 2 p.m.

Weather permitting in season. $2.50 per pizza is the requested donation. You get a lump of dough, some tomato sauce, and cheese, and you can pick toppings from the park gardens when they’re growing there. If you plan to bring a big group (more than 12 people altogether) please call ahead to warn the staff 416-392-0913 or email dufferinpark@gmail.com.”

Details on Pizza day information page

Cob Courtyard, Food Cart and the Wading Pool

There will now be coffee, snacks and lunch available by the playground daily, through out the summer. Hours are 11-4pm.

Yearly maintenance repairs are almost at an end for the Cob Courtyard structure which houses the outdoor kitchen..