The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Small plot, big veg: city gardeners are growing food at home https://thenarwhal.ca/city-gardening-small-spaces/ Sat, 27 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=57831 On condo balconies and in front yards, gardeners across the Greater Toronto Area are fighting grocery bills, food insecurity and stress Ramona Leitao Photo Essay farming Ontario solutions Toronto Sam Pramanik's balcony food garden in Toronto. Photo: Ramona Leitao / The Narwhal Three Black farmers and the fight for diminishing land in southern Ontario https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-black-farmers-fight-for-land-gta/ Sat, 11 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=32263 Black and Indigenous households are vastly more likely to experience food insecurity in Canada. But when it comes to bringing local food to Black communities in Toronto, farmers say access to land remains one of the biggest hurdles Ramona Leitao Photo Essay BIPOC environmental racism farming Ontario Toronto