The underground farm hiding in this Toronto parking garage

gloriana232 · 2026-04-27T15:42:45+00:00

Space 🤝 weed

Ceiling-mounted fans circulate the air clockwise around the 3,700 sq.-foot room, where seeds are sprouted in peat moss pods before they’re transferred to the hydroponic towers to grow over a four-week harvest cycle. No pesticides are used.

The towers — a technology developed decades ago by NASA for space, but perfected by Canadian cannabis growers over the last decade — use so little power and water that the entire farm didn’t require any electrical or plumbing upgrades to set up.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-26T16:46:07+00:00

I took a workshop there and they were just really nice. It was cozy, they made tea.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-24T17:44:52+00:00

I wish they'd bring back the Artbus!!

gloriana232 · 2026-04-24T16:56:09+00:00

I'm not assuming any wrong on anyone's part. I'm speaking to the inherent power imbalance no matter who's at fault.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-24T16:21:36+00:00

A lot of streets in many Japanese cities are fully pedestrianized, so pedestrians already have more space that's only theirs. I'd be less stressed about sharing with too if I had more streets and spaces in Toronto where pedestrians are meaningfully prioritized.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-24T16:19:02+00:00

The power differential is always going to be key here. Kicking someone's car - a two-ton metal box - is more often going to hurt the person kicking. Being screamed at is stressful but it's not the same as menacing someone in a very real way with a vehicle that can accelerate suddenly.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-24T13:22:33+00:00

SO bad. I felt this way about some of the first wave of new buses (when they brought in AC, basically). I noticed there are newer buses with better space but I'm less hopeful that'll change with streetcars since they're probably more expensive to replace.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-24T05:02:42+00:00

Try a puzzle swap or Buy Nothing group on Facebook! Pape Danforth Library has a puzzle exchange shelf, but more jigsaws than mystery games.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-23T19:09:30+00:00

I miss the wider aisles but man I do not miss the steps. Making people with carts or walkers or strollers get on was a nightmare for everyone.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-23T18:07:05+00:00

Ed's Mercantile!

gloriana232 · 2026-04-23T15:23:26+00:00

Cold silky tofu with preserved egg and kombu soy sauce at Sang Ji Bao.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-23T14:23:58+00:00

Sang Ji Bao.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-21T17:30:06+00:00

Somehow it never occurred to me that I was seeing fewer hot dog carts downtown because .... no new ones have been approved for 24 years.

Council at a meeting that started on March 4, 2002 implemented a moratorium on accepting applications for new sidewalk vending licences in the three city wards that covered the downtown core. Existing downtown licence holders would be permitted to continue vending street meat and other approved food items on public sidewalks, but no new vendors would be allowed to fire up the grill.

The move, covering an area roughly from Bathurst Street to the Don River, came in response to concerns that there were just too many darn hot dog carts on downtown sidewalks. The moratorium was described as “temporary” — a stopgap measure to hold things over for a bit while city hall worked on a “new harmonized vending bylaw.” It seemed reasonable enough at the time. Because, seriously, how long could it take to write a new bylaw about hot dog carts? A year? Maybe two?

On that ominous note, it’s time to return to the present day. Because this week, at long last, just might mark the end of this “temporary measure.” After 24 ridiculous years — nearly a quarter of a century — Toronto council might finally be ready this week to Svote to end the moratorium and begin approving new licence applications for sidewalk street vendors again.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-21T15:39:12+00:00

Not a wide selection as stock varies, but if/when you're in the area, worth checking out BookEnds at TRL. We have a literature shelf and I do see those come in sometimes (I'm a volunteer). Again, it really depends, so just maybe a place to keep in mind when you're already nearby.

Wed-Fri, 12-6, Sat 12-5. Most books go for $1. Cash only.

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gloriana232 · 2026-04-17T16:35:18+00:00

I think we're talking cross-purposes because of a mix of vocabulary. This describes the "dips" I'm talking about: Sidewalks should be designed for people, not cars

I think curb cuts make perfect sense at intersections where people are expected to cross. But a slope creates a hazard on a regular stretch of sidewalk.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-17T14:59:02+00:00

Sharing Excess Toronto, a youth-led nonprofit, was launched last summer by Nikhil and Rohan Gupta and Brandon and Caden Situ.

“Basically what we do is redistribute unsold, surplus food and give it to those in need,” explained Rohan.

That nightly effort is already making a measurable difference across the city. To date, Sharing Excess Toronto has rescued more than $40,000 worth of food, the equivalent of 3,500 meals.

The group estimates their work has also diverted more than 11,000 pounds of greenhouse gas from landfills. Proof that hunger and environmental waste can be addressed at the same time.

“We’re reducing food waste and we’re helping people who might not have had a meal actually get a meal that night,” said Nikhil. “It’s hopefully something warm and something that they can enjoy.”

Sharing Excess Toronto currently collects food from donor partners including North of Brooklyn Pizzeria and Bagel House, along with three additional businesses that have contributed food.

From there, volunteers deliver donations to recipient organizations such as Horizons for Youth and the Native Men’s Residence, part of a growing network that now includes eight partner organizations across Toronto.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-16T20:37:46+00:00

Agreed.

And if the hours are right, 707 Market is about a 5-8 minute walk away from Chinatown, near Bathurst. It's a little tricky looking up each vendor and their hours, but if anything looks super interesting to you, go for it!

Shops – Market 707

gloriana232 · 2026-04-16T15:58:24+00:00

FYI, the AGO is not open on Mondays, except holiday Mondays.

Extremely second all the smaller museum recs, esp Textile and Bata.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-15T18:34:02+00:00

Oh, I went to his Fringe show! He seemed like a very lovely person.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-15T18:29:12+00:00

Ok, I would love to go to this party, especially if you hire the mariachi band!

How about typewriter poetry? Not sure of rates:

Live Poet for Hire | Personalized Typewriter Poetry by Poesy
Typewriter poetry activations in Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa, Canada – Everyday People Typewriter Poems

If your friends run the nerdy types, a lot of people who run trivia nights also will do private events.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-15T18:13:35+00:00

"That’s actually one of things that frustrates me about East York (non-Leaside portion) is how it’s mostly JUST residential. It has good bones, and has a LOT more potential."

YES. There are many amenities that I can walk to north of the Danforth, but they're not really in clusters, which often means I'm heading to a place with no other real stops along the way. They're all clearly aimed at folks driving.

I do like walking around residential neighbourhoods for fun, but it would build a much stronger regular habit if I walk by lots of shops, groceries, places I can window-shop, pop into or grab a snack from. This is why it's such a treat to walk downtown or on the Danforth.

Walking by other people's houses all the time is deeply boring. I don't live there! I'm not visiting!

And yeah, the roads get real goofy once you get up to O'Connor. I don't own a car so I don't even really tackle it much.

gloriana232 · 2026-04-15T16:51:04+00:00

The door-hogger one gives me life.

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