Nature's candy: The potential future of Ben Nobleman Park (Photo by webgirlpip)
Toronto’s first public orchard may be approved as soon as next week, if the city gives the pilot project a green thumbs-up. Susan Poizner, the founder of the local gardening group Growing for Green, first saw community orchards in Vancouver and thought they were something Toronto—or, more specifically, Ben Nobleman Park, near Eglinton West subway station—desperately needed. Poizner has long been unhappy with the neglected green space (she lives nearby). Last summer, she met with a supervisor from the Parks, Forestry and Recreation department, who suggested that she apply to start a community garden there.
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