Take action for market gardens

[Rhonda Teitel-Payne]

Hi TUGgers,

Toronto City Council is working on bylaw amendments that will allow market gardens and farm stands in residential areas.

We need to show our support!

Next Thursday, October 30 the Community Within Reach: Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) Neighbourhood Retail and Services Study will go to Committee. This report explicitly includes market gardens as a permitted use on property zoned as residential (in some cases).

These bylaw changes will make market gardens legal in more places in the city.

There are people opposed to the bylaw changes because they are afraid that their neighbourhoods will be overrun with bars and cannabis shops.

We need to speak up in favour of allowing market gardens and farm stands.

 

Here are two actions:

1.        1. Write to the Committee

2.        2. Come to a messaging jam and work on the issue together

 

1. Write to Committee

Write to Councillors on the Planning and Housing Committee to tell them that you want to see market gardens and farm stands in your neighbourhood.

See the TUG page for more details https://torontourbangrowers.org/news/a-farm-stand-in-your-neighbourhood

 

2. Come to an online messaging jam Tuesday, October 28 6:00 p.m.

• Get info about the bylaw and why it’s important
  
• Give input on a TUG petition
  
• Write and send your message to your councillor and the Planning and Housing Committee
  

 Register here for a Zoom link https://forms.gle/NChL6ydcGdgp7N5j9

The jam is happening just before the Ask an Urban Farmer panel. Come for the jam, stay for the farmers!

Have a great weekend,

Rhonda

Rhonda Teitel-Payne (she/her)

Co-coordinator

Toronto Urban Growers

www.torontourbangrowers.org

@TOurbangrowers #iGrowTO