In 1897 Walter Massey created a 100-hectare farm northeast of Toronto’s existing city limits, roughly north of the Danforth between Dawes Road and Pharmacy and including some of the streams and ponds in what is now Taylor Creek Park. He named it Dentonia Park Farm for his wife, Susan Denton Massey. The Masseys were rich, […]
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Fish farm idea floated for Crescent Town
Where most people see a big wide gap between the stores in Crescent Town, others spot good fishing. Led by Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts, local organizers are testing the waters for a Crescent Town food co-op that can grow its own greens, and even raise some fresh fish on the side. “It’s a work […]