{"id":49686,"date":"2014-09-16T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T17:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=49686"},"modified":"2014-10-02T10:38:19","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T14:38:19","slug":"10-brainers-foster-fruit-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2014\/09\/16\/10-brainers-foster-fruit-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"10 NO BRAINERS: Foster Fruit Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/105985650\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>10 No Brainers to Make Toronto More Awesome!<\/strong> is a project of the <a title=\"Centre for City Ecology\" href=\"http:\/\/cityecology.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Centre for City Ecology<\/a> that highlights small, achievable actions at the City-level that would improve life in Toronto\u2019s neighbourhoods, right now. A series of 10 short videos will be released on Spacing Toronto from Sept. 15-19, highlighting 10 No Brainers contributed by a diverse cast of Torontonians. The project will wrap up with a\u00a0free Pop-Up Event where City Council candidates can pitch which No Brainer they\u2019d champion at City Hall and the public can join in the conversation: <a title=\"East End Pop Up\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/10-no-brainers-pop-up-event-gerrard-east-tickets-13099457831\" target=\"_blank\">October 9\u00a0in the East End<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Out of all the bright ideas featured in the series, this one\u00a0is just\u00a0<em>such<\/em> a No Brainer. In Toronto, our <a title=\"Private Tree By-law\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.toronto.ca\/wps\/portal\/contentonly?vgnextoid=c059bec88f561410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD\" target=\"_blank\">Private Tree By-law<\/a> requires a permit for activities that would involve the\u00a0injury or removal of any tree larger than 30cm in diameter at breast-height. But what about all of our lovely little fruit trees, many of which don&#8217;t grow large enough to be protected under the current by-law? Here, Lorraine Johnson, local urban agriculture advocate and author of <a title=\"City Farmer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greystonebooks.com\/book_details.php?isbn_upc=9781553655190\" target=\"_blank\"><em>City Farmer: Adventures in Urban Food Growing<\/em><\/a> shares her No Brainer to foster fruit trees in the city and connect us more deeply with how and where our food is grown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 No Brainers to Make Toronto More Awesome! is a project of the Centre for City Ecology that highlights small, achievable actions at the City-level that would improve life in Toronto\u2019s neighbourhoods, right now. 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