Discover the Headwaters region’s vibrant dining scene, including cozy cafés, welcoming pubs, elegant restaurants and artisan bakeries, all serving up unforgettable flavours.

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Our summer issue features stories that connect you to community, nature and the arts, plus the local farm scene with the Headwaters Farm Fresh Guide.

Voting in this October’s election may look a little different in some municipalities depending on where you live. Here’s our guide to make sure your voice is heard.

Ever considered running for office? Here’s a guide to get you to the October 26 municipal election.

Fairy garden focaccia, pea shoot pesto and dressed up dips anchor an easy and eye-catching spread designed by Elaine Li.

Find out who’s running for local government in Headwaters.

In Headwaters and beyond, plants and animals, from stinging nettles and poison ivy to ants and porcupines, rely on physical and chemical defences to stay alive. We tend only to notice when we get too close.

Join the Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance for an evening of community, conversation, and connection as they celebrate the women shaping food and agriculture across Headwaters.

Looking to eat local? Use this guide to find the freshest eggs, produce, meat, honey and craft beverages right at the source.

Ever considered running for office? Here’s a guide to get you to the October 26 municipal election.

By next spring, familiar names like Credit Valley Conservation will disappear as 36 authorities are folded into nine – with potential ripple effects across the Headwaters region.

Voting in this October’s election may look a little different in some municipalities depending on where you live. Here’s our guide to make sure your voice is heard.

Find out who’s running for local government in Headwaters.

Julia Grys is always on the lookout for vintage finds and rare antiques that catch the eye for her shop, The Swan.

Rock some geode earrings, upcycle your style and discover gorgeous Indigenous patterns this summer.

I yearn for the fragrances of my youth, to be able to pick berries or fruit, to run my hands along soft petals with my scissors in hand to cut a loose bouquet for the table.

What others discard Lawrence and Lucy Kristan transform into award-wining pieces that celebrate the natural world.

Readers respond to stories about rural navigation, road naming, local makers and recycling challenges in the Headwaters.

How a couple’s country retreat quickly became the preferred family home, thanks to their designer daughter’s expert touch.

Meet three of the magazine’s clever contributors – Barbara Fletcher, Jaxon Wakeford and Dan Needles.

Paint in lavender fields, catch concerts and live music, and test your endurance at Mud Hero.

Discover the history of potash production in Headwaters, and the rise and fall of entrepreneur Edward Porritt’s ashery in the late 1800s.

In The Hills is honoured to receive an honourable mention from the National Magazine Awards Foundation for its distinctly local storytelling.

For Fiddle Foot Farm’s Amy Ouchterlony, the modern woman farmer is part grower, part entrepreneur, part caretaker – and often much more.

Plus culinary collabs at local craft breweries, field-to-fork dining experiences and exotic game sandwiches, all on the menu in this issue’s Food + Drink.

While it may be classified as an invasive species, this fast-growing perennial broadleaf is a popular pollinator, a supporter of eroding soil and hardy food for livestock.

Sporting sticky tentacles covered with sugary dew, this carnivorous plant gets nitrogen from unsuspecting insects that wander into its grasp.

Those who know minnows would place them near the top of nature’s wonders. Dull and boring? Far from it!

With spring in full swing, the trees are alive with the songs of migrating warblers returning to Ontario’s forests on their journey north.

A look at the farmer-chef ties behind truly local menus that exemplify the field-to-fork experience.

If a full brunch or sit-down dinner feels like too much, too soon after a winter of hibernation, consider gathering around an amped-up charcuterie board built with local meats, cheeses and toppings.

Inspired by her mediterranean roots, chef and TV host Liz Fusato builds a hearty menu featuring a simple and tantalizing roasted tomato sauce paired with homemade pasta.