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Bela Farm Stewardship Days
Join us at Bela Farm to connect to the earth, Jewish tradition and each other. Stewardship Days are a great opportunity to build community and learn new skills through hands-on activities.
Dates:
Thursday September 21st:
Tashlich Walk Join us by the shores of a spring-fed pond at Bela Farm as we collectively and symbolically cast away our burdens in this traditional ritual.
Time: 10am – 3pm
Location: Bela Farm, 5750 Sixth Line, Hillsburgh ON
For more information and to register for one or more sessions, click here.
Cost/fee: $36/session (sliding scale is available on the registration form, including full subsidy)
Thursday October 12th
Time: 10am – 3pm
Location: Bela Farm, 5750 Sixth Line, Hillsburgh ON
For more information and to register for one or more sessions, click here.
Cost/fee: $36/session (sliding scale is available on the registration form, including full subsidy)
Accessibility information: Bela Farm is a working farm, located about 1 hour’s drive from Toronto. The ground is hilly and can be quite steep in places. The rest area has picnic tables with fixed benches, and there are benches and chairs inside Beit Shoresh, our shed and gathering space. There is an outhouse on site with one step up.
For more information, contact Elena at elena@shoresh.ca.
Honey Harvest (In two parts)
Join us at Bela Farm or in Toronto for some sticky, sweet fun! From hive to jar, we will celebrate our honey bees and prepare for Rosh Hashanah through this holy work.
Honey Harvest Part 1 (from frame to bucket): Join us in the honey house at Bela Farm for the first stage of harvesting from hive to bucket.
Dates: Thursday August 31
Time: 10 AM-6 PM
Location: Bela Farm
Click here to register. Space is limited to 12 participants. Must be 12 years old and up.
Harvest Part 2 (from bucket to jar): Join us at the Shoresh headquarters for a honey jarring party. We’ll play our favorite, bee-inspired playlists and dance while we jar at our office at St. Clair and Dufferin. Come for a minimum 3-hour increment in exchange for a jar of honey to take home. All are welcome!
Dates: Wednesday September 6th and Thursday September 7th
Time: 10AM-5PM
Location: Shoresh Headquarters, 1187B St. Clair West, 2nd floor.
Cost: Free— take home a small jar of Bela’s Bees honey in exchange for a 3-hour time commitment
Click here to register.
Accessibility information: The Shoresh office is located on St Clair Ave, just west of Dufferin on the south side. The office is up one flight of stairs and there is a washroom. The neighbourhood is served by the 512 St Clair streetcar or 29 Dufferin bus, and there is paid street parking or a nearby paid parking garage at MacKay and Via Italia.
For more information, contact Elena at elena@shoresh.ca