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Foodstock fundraiser last weekend to fight the proposed 'mega-quarry' just north of Toronto underlined the importance, beauty and proximity of Southern Ontario's rich farmland. It was reported that this event drew nearly 30,000 concerned citizens (including mysef) to sample the efforts of 100 talented chefs and support the cause to fight the potentially devastating effects that a quarry would have on this resource. Not only does much of the produce feeding Ontario come from this area - as cultivated by the many local farmers in attendance - but for many city-dwellers this bucolic landscape just an hour away from downtown Toronto is an essential and beloved connection to natural beauty.
It was striking how a delicious, expertly prepared sample of food eaten in the forest could be more eloquent than any protester's placard or slogan.
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