Wildlife is coming back to Toronto and people have noticed. With COVID-19 restrictions, traffic is lighter, the air is cleaner, and the city is quieter and so nature is moving back into the city. We saw that first hand in Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard.

It’s May 12, 2020 and Toronto’s Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard volunteers are back in action! Due to COVID-19, we have had to avoid the park for a while. But now, as the result of new city rules, community gardens are considered an essential service. After all, we are growing food and we all need food for a healthy and sustainable future.

I just spent a few minutes in Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard today (on May 4,2020) and it was breathtaking. The sun was shining, the air was cool and crisp, and our old, historic plum tree is putting on a fantastic blossom show. And the cherry and apple trees are getting ready to do their own little blossoming performance. It’s magical.