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Spring 2014

Volume 21 Number 1

The Internet is Us

Jun 17, 2014 | Signe Ball | Editor’s Desk

It has been well over a decade since the federal government promised to make broadband Internet available to all Canadians.

David Peterson talks Pan Am

Mar 23, 2014 | Cecily Ross | Leisure

A long-time Caledon resident and avid horseman, David Peterson took time to speak with In The Hills about the impact the Games and the new world-class equestrian park will have on the area.

Dufferin’s New Landlord

Mar 23, 2014 | Tim Shuff | Back Issues

With its purchase of the mega quarry lands, a Canadian investment firm gained control of one of the biggest single blocks of prime farmland in Ontario. Will the new landlord be better than the old?

Five Years Out

Mar 23, 2014 | Jack Hostrawser | Farming

A Memoir. Even the sound of the old ATV holds a memory of him, puttering in on it from his little house next door every morning.

Local Food

Mar 23, 2014 | Nicola Ross | Back Issues

A look back at a decade of progress and the challenges still ahead.

Sowing the Seeds of Food Security

Mar 23, 2014 | Liza Sardi | Back Issues

Everdale organic farm is at the centre of a project designed to create a self-sufficient organic seed industry in Canada.

Homemade Pork Sausage

Mar 23, 2014 | Cecily Ross | Back Issues | Food | Main Dishes | Recipes

With the right equipment and ingredients, a pinch of perseverance, and a big dollop of humour, you can make your own sausages.

A Real Grind

Mar 23, 2014 | Cecily Ross | Back Issues

With the right equipment and ingredients, a pinch of perseverance, and a big dollop of humour, you can make your own sausages.

Mexican Chorizo

Mar 23, 2014 | Cecily Ross | Back Issues | Food | Main Dishes | Recipes

There is something so “suggestive” about sausages, something elemental … No wonder they are often the subject of ribald, schoolyard-type humour.

Whirligigs, Weathervanes and Other Wonders

Mar 23, 2014 | Yevgenia Casale | Back Issues

The whimsical decoration on everyday objects expresses “Art from the Heart” in a new exhibition at Dufferin County Museum & Archives.

Beyond the Fitness Fad

Mar 23, 2014 | Nicola Ross | Back Issues

Personal trainers offer clients much more than a physical workout.

Swifts and Swallows

Mar 23, 2014 | Don Scallen | Environment

These birds fly with grace and verve, flitting over fields and wetlands and high above towns and villages.