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Suburbia is gobbling up the best farmland
Suburbia is gobbling up the best farmland

Suburbia is gobbling up the best farmland

Date6/8/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Suburbia is gobbling up the best farmland
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0006386F
Why shouldn't we be allowed to sell our land to whoever pays the best price? ask Jerry and Jackie Utter, of Stoney Creek. They're angered by the provi(...)
Why shouldn't we be allowed to sell our land to whoever pays the best price? ask Jerry and Jackie Utter, of Stoney Creek. They're angered by the provi(...)
Bezant, Graham
6/11/1973
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(...)
Darrell, Dick
5/30/1974
One who made it: A former trophy manufacturer, Doug Long moved to a Mono Mills farm 12 years ago to raise Black Angus, 'I've seen a lot of guys go belly up, he says
One who made it: A former trophy manufacturer, Doug Long moved to a Mono Mills farm 12 years ago to raise Black Angus, 'I've seen a lot of guys go belly up, he says
Slaughter, Mike
2/17/1984
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
Beaty, Keith
10/31/1985
Right, a worker packs up for home
Right, a worker packs up for home
Bock, Tony
10/19/1988
Yoke of a wagon, Dalziel farm, northwest corner Steeles Avenue and Jane Street
Yoke of a wagon, Dalziel farm, northwest corner Steeles Avenue and Jane Street
Chirnside, Ted
9/17/1955
Toronto Agricultural Warehouse office of William Rennie, importer, manufacturer and dealer in all kinds of agriculture machines and farming implements, seeds, fruit trees, fertilizers &c. farms for sale
Toronto Agricultural Warehouse office of William Rennie, importer, manufacturer and dealer in all kinds of agriculture machines and farming implements, seeds, fruit trees, fertilizers &c. farms for sale
Rennie, William, 1835-1910
1875
Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store bought of William Rennie, importer, manufacturer and dealer in all kinds of agricultural machines, farming machines, farming implements and tools, seeds, fertilizers &c.
Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store bought of William Rennie, importer, manufacturer and dealer in all kinds of agricultural machines, farming machines, farming implements and tools, seeds, fertilizers &c.
Rennie, William, 1835-1910
1875
Receipt of customer John Lauder Esq. Part of Morris Norman donation of business papers, 2002.
Agricultural warehouse & seed store. Bought of Wm. Rennie, importer and dealer in all kinds of seeds & implements
Rennie, William, 1835-1910
1878
Illustration of farm building in centre of cover, text above and below image, varied font-type
Catalogue of farm building supplies and metal farm equipment
Metal Shingle & Siding Co.
Approximately 1918
Mental patients do the chores on the Caledon Hills farm of Mrs
Mental patients do the chores on the Caledon Hills farm of Mrs
Toronto Star (Firm)
10/7/1967
Hunter Farm
Hunter Farm
Unknown
1920 ca.