Urban Studies
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From  Rouge Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown introduces Rouge National Urban Park, one of Toronto’s largest natural areas, which dominates some 13 per cent of the Rouge River watershed. He describes how … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |
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From Glendon Forest |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Glendon Forest, one the largest forests in Toronto and home to one of the most vital wetlands in the Don River watershed. He illustrates the severe threat … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
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From Moore Park Ravine and the Brick Works |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown descends Toronto’s Moore Park Ravine down to the Brick Works, describing how activity in the area has impacted architecture, transportation, politics, … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
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From East Don Parkland |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes the East Don Parkland, a sprawling and ill-defined natural area located in Toronto’s Don River watershed. Particular attention is paid to the spectre … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
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From Rosedale Ravine |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown explores the lost rivers and roads of Rosedale Ravine, a natural area in Toronto’s Don River watershed that encompasses the Vale of Avoca, David A. Balfour … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
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From Nordheimer Ravine and Glen Edyth/Roycroft Wetlands |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Toronto’s Nordheimer Ravine, home to Glen Edyth & Roycroft wetlands and a thriving tradition of citizen stewardship. He uses Nordheimer to … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
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From Cedarvale Ravine |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Cedarvale Ravine, located in Toronto’s Don River watershed. Through Cedarvale, he illustrates how urban development has threatened and transformed … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
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From Humber Bay Butterfly Habitat |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes the Humber Bay Butterfly Habitat, an ecologically-restored area along Lake Ontario in Toronto’s Humber River watershed. He explores how the Butterfly … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
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From King’s Mill Park and Humber Marshes Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes King’s Mill and Humber Marshes Parks in Toronto’s Humber River watershed, home to the pre-settlement Carrying-Place Trail and one of the areas … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
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From Echo Valley Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown explores the unusual botanical makeup of Toronto’s Echo Valley Park, once a fruit and nut farm operated by "Canada’s nut man," George Hebden Corsan. | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 4 | 2020 | $0.40 Add |
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From Etobicoke Valley Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Etobicoke Valley Park, an idyllic strip of forested parkland found in Toronto’s far west end. | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
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From  Chapter 3Marketing From: Farm the City |
This chapter discusses choices and considerations for marketing produce such as farmers’ markets, on site retail, community supported agriculture (CSA), restaurant sales, direct to retail, … | Michael Ableman | 18 | 2020 | $1.80 Add |
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From Colonel Danforth Park and Lower Highland Creek Parkk |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Colonel Danforth and Lower Highland Creek Parks, located in Toronto’s Highland Creek watershed. He uses these parks to introduce local native fungi … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
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From The Meadoway |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes the precedent-setting transformation of Toronto’s Gatineau Hydro Corridor in to The Meadoway, and the unlocking of hundreds of hectares of new space … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
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From Chapter 4People and Principles From: Farm the City |
This chapter delves deeper into the staffing an urban farm. For Sole Food Street Farm, it is to create meaningful, healthy full-time jobs for people most in need of them, and this shapes all of … | Michael Ableman | 15 | 2020 | $1.50 Add |
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From East Point Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes East Point Park and its Bird Sanctuary, overlooking Lake Ontario from atop Toronto’s Scarborough Bluffs. He outlines the impressive diversity of … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
