Friday, December 30, 2011

TORONTO STAR ARTICLE

The opponents of the mega-quarry come from all walks of life -- from farmers to chefs and business people to retirees.  A cross selection are seen at Rutledge Farms, a large potato farm in Melancthon township, where there is a proposal for the second largest in North America.

"Here in Melancthon, farmers love the land so much they etch pictures of their homesteads on family gravestones.

When they die in this township — an idyllic stretch of rolling farmlands that juts out of Shelburne, just north of Orangeville — they are buried with a handful of the rich soil in their caskets.

So it seemed a somewhat bold gesture when strangers suddenly came calling, offering to take the land off their hands."

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1 comment:

  1. The video is excellent too. Fair and balance article for sure.

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