"Beyond meeting the growing consumer demand for local food, urban density and peri-urban agriculture—versus uncontrolled urban sprawl that paves over the country's limited Class-1 farmland—may just bolster the overall quality of life in the Greater Toronto Area." — Vawn Himmelsbach for the Toronto Star The February 18 edition of the Toronto Star features the benefits of peri-urban agriculture and urban farms, including the production of a variety of local food, the reduction of carbon emissions, and fighting urban sprawl.
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