GGNov 5, 2023

A Paris, #Ontario cattle farmer is concerned about coexisting with a proposed 400-unit subdivision. The farmland, bordered on three sides by the Grand River, has been a family farm since 1852.

More farmland gone: this farmer will likely be forced to sell - especially once the new homeowners start complaining about "the bad smell"

#onpoli #farmers #food #brantford
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/we-just-want-to-be-left-alone-paris-farmers-concerned-about-coexisting-with-proposed-400/article_ce96d948-f271-55a2-a0e9-ff15a3db82c6.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_x75aldw4yt

‘We just want to be left alone’: Paris farmers concerned about coexisting with proposed 400-unit subdivision

Development would mean locked gate across roadway that would block access to farm

The Hamilton Spectator
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@gemelliz Shrug....

Cattle farming can go away... There are much better methods to get protein into our diets

Nov 5, 2023 at 2:49pmWeb
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@ClintonAnderson I hear ya 😉​ - However when Ontario family farms are sold, whether they had been raising livestock or crops, the farmland is often lost under a massive warehouse or 400 home subdivision = less local food = more expensive food
Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHireNov 5, 2023

@gemelliz You'll never catch me defending pointless sprawl.

It might be the first and worst thing about North America.

Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHireNov 5, 2023

@gemelliz Also, Sprawl has very little to do with our skyrocketing food prices

Corporate greed is waaaay more of a factor.