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Hardee Farms - Reclaiming unwanted muck swamp to grow food
Hardee Farms - Reclaiming unwanted muck swamp to grow food

Hardee Farms - Reclaiming unwanted muck swamp to grow food

Date7/13/1966
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-125-GO-321
Country:Canada
County:Simcoe (Ont. : County)
Geograhical feature:Holland Marsh (Ont.)
Province or state:Ontario
Farms for sale: Joe Gray still plows the Brampton area farm his family carved out in 1823, but more and more neighbors are giving up on the struggle to produce food in the urban shadow
Farms for sale: Joe Gray still plows the Brampton area farm his family carved out in 1823, but more and more neighbors are giving up on the struggle to produce food in the urban shadow
10/31/1985
Food prices are going up and city people will just have to get used to the idea, according to Ed Thompson, who farms 350 acres near Guelph. The farmer(...)
Food prices are going up and city people will just have to get used to the idea, according to Ed Thompson, who farms 350 acres near Guelph. The farmer(...)
5/30/1974
Farm vacations are growing in popularity in North American as city dwellers try to give their children a taste of country living. A list of 400 farms (...)
Farm vacations are growing in popularity in North American as city dwellers try to give their children a taste of country living. A list of 400 farms (...)
8/7/1971
'Farms are good for children,' says Mark Godfrey, whose son Jeremiah helps with the chores
'Farms are good for children,' says Mark Godfrey, whose son Jeremiah helps with the chores
12/14/1981
Christmas Trees start their Long Journeys, Getting read for Christmas, the harvest is under way at Richardson Farms, north of Orono, where 250,000 Scotch pines grow on the 400 acres
Christmas Trees start their Long Journeys, Getting read for Christmas, the harvest is under way at Richardson Farms, north of Orono, where 250,000 Scotch pines grow on the 400 acres
11/11/1974
Like his grandfather, Brampton's Bill Brander raises cattle and grows grain on family acres, ignoring factories edging property
Like his grandfather, Brampton's Bill Brander raises cattle and grows grain on family acres, ignoring factories edging property
12/28/1982
Feeding Metro's hungry. Rev. Phil Ralph, of North York Harvest Food Bank, puts cucumbers in a bag held by Brian Tavares, 12, at Forsythe Farms in Mark(...)
Feeding Metro's hungry. Rev. Phil Ralph, of North York Harvest Food Bank, puts cucumbers in a bag held by Brian Tavares, 12, at Forsythe Farms in Mark(...)
8/7/1988
He doesn't muck about
He doesn't muck about
8/25/1981
Billy Bayles, whose 87-acre farm lies just south of Brougham, decided there was no use trying to fight Queen's Park and sold the farm to the government. Now many of his neighbors won't speak to him
Billy Bayles, whose 87-acre farm lies just south of Brougham, decided there was no use trying to fight Queen's Park and sold the farm to the government. Now many of his neighbors won't speak to him
5/8/1973
Bell tower at Langstaff jail farm may ring out for York University classes. Officials believe farm would be good site for the new university.
Bell tower at Langstaff jail farm may ring out for York University classes. Officials believe farm would be good site for the new university.
3/22/1960
Farm for rent: Sale and rent signs on farms are as high as an elephant's eye in rural areas around Metro, where cornfields and dairy farms are disappearing under an advancing wave of houses
Farm for rent: Sale and rent signs on farms are as high as an elephant's eye in rural areas around Metro, where cornfields and dairy farms are disappearing under an advancing wave of houses
11/3/1987
Substances used as food as exemplified in the Great Exhibition
Substances used as food as exemplified in the Great Exhibition
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