This duo brings Dufferin’s farmers together with foodies, chefs, students and families.

Local climate change activist pounds the Orangeville pavement weekly to get her message out.

At her Youthdale Riding Program in Hockley Valley, kids learn a lot more than how to ride.

Six women carry on a 20-year history of bringing exceptional, independent film to Orangeville.

This business owner helps people with disabilities express themselves through music at Tisho’s Music Academy in Bolton.

Twenty-six of this Shelburne golfing legend’s students have gone on to university golf scholarships across North America.

The founder of Feral Cat Rescue in Melancthon gives feral felines a new lease on life.

The founders of Streams Community Hub in Shelburne believe every child deserves a chance to tap into their creative side.

We’d warmed up with a short hike down to a kettle lake covered in untrodden snow. We couldn’t resist the temptation to make tracks, so we crossed the lake enjoying the silence and the warm sunshine.

What could be more Canadian than lacing up to play on the pond?

Going for the big one: At the ice fishing derby on Island Lake, the lucky ones win a prize – or at least go home with supper.

For these “fatty” enthusiasts, the coming of winter no longer spells the end of the ride.

Warm up to winter with chef Terry Doel’s Moroccan lentil stew.

Braised beef short ribs, horseradish mayonnaise and (optional) veal demi-glace.

Slow roasted loin of pork, served with a robust kale and apple salad and house-made tomato salsa.

Lamb curry warms me twice, once as I’m cooking it and then again when I eat it.

Beech trees are being destroyed at heartbreaking speed by an introduced pathogen called beech bark disease.

The research into the co-operative nature of trees is in its infancy.

The reasons burls grow on trees are still not fully understood, but infection by viruses, fungus and bacteria are likely causes.

Why do so many sentinel bur oaks grace farm fields in Caledon and other parts of southern Ontario?