City Slickers seeks to provide the public with information on responsible urban living. The website is born out of the communal efforts that it will attempt to promote and will help to maximize the experience of living in Toronto. With a focus on sustainable living with respect to lifestyle choices, technology, the arts, and food, we hope to discover that which makes a well-functioning urban community; a Toronto in which citizens support one another, learn from one another, and share the benefits of urban life.
Contributors:
Andrew.
Noah.
Contributors:
Andrew.
I’m a 20 something graduate from the University of Toronto, that specialized in human biology and anthropology. My whole motivation behind this pet project of ours stems from a desire to push myself, and a profound appreciation for the natural world. Many argue altruistic methods for being green, which I wholeheartedly respect and follow, however my reasons for greening my life are also somewhat selfish. I view the task of reducing my footprint as a personal challenge, a search for that lost form of life when the essentials were enough and when people could create and fix what he needed from what he had. I also see a huge economic gain in living this way. That’s not to say I live in want for the niceties, I value quality over quantity and respect products and ideals that last. I will use this blog as an outlet to share tips and stories of what I find interesting and helpful to improve the quality of life for myself and our readers.
Noah.
I grew up just on the outskirts of this mammoth metropolis, only ever perceiving it as a polluting, congested, smog machine. Taking Saturday trips with my high school buddies to Queen Street to shop at the ‘hip’ stores, eat some street meat, and catch the Leafs game didn’t really leave me with much exposure to the cultural Mecca that I’m now familiar with. I was first truly introduced to the city’s community when I attended the University of Toronto for Biological Anthropology and Human Biology – and now in my early 20’s, I’ve really started to recognize and develop my love not only for the City, but for the natural world.
Always the optimist, I’ve never really viewed ‘going green’ as a challenge, but more of a responsibility. The concept was always promoted to me as one for all and all for one – so this was just me upholding my end of the bargain. It’s really been here in Toronto that I’ve developed a new-found dedication, and a sense of moral obligation to help promote the ideals of low-impact and sustainable living; and I feel that it’s only through an understanding of the interconnectedness of all things that we will be able to achieve a truly green revolution.
John.
I was born in Toronto and grew up in Niagara, in the small town of Grimsby. I attended Bishop’s University in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, where I studied History and English; I graduated in 2008. I am, in no particular order, an outdoorsman, a gardener, a reader, a devil’s advocate, a curmudgeon, a cynical optimist, a napper, a traveler. I love to laugh and hate to rush.
I like crosswords, podcasts, baseball, soil, music, cooking, low-budget action movies, hockey, trees, juice, camping, thrift, weather, flirting, and bread.
I dislike inauthenticity.
Braeden.
I did not grow up in Toronto, but it was not long before I felt at home. I love this city and the range of its dwellers. I believe that Toronto will set a shining example for other cities of the continent on how to weather the grimly projected future, and I hope to participate.
