An Orangeville artist pays tribute to frontline workers – in verse.

Shelburne’s mayor reflects on both the tragedy that gripped his town and the compassion it inspired.

On a Mulmur farm, an essential seasonal worker misses his Mexican homeland.

Meet a few of the contributors who make this autumn 2020 issue of In The Hills a treasure – Don Scallen, Roberta Fracassi and Erin Woodley.

Garden sharing, “minimonies”, and the show must go on this fall.

When she moved to Caledon from Toronto ten years ago, Patty says she discovered the backdrops she never knew she needed.

What we’re shopping for this autumn in Headwaters.

At this magazine, our work culture is based on trust and respect.

Letters published in the Autumn 2020 edition of In The Hills magazine.

From the Alton Mill to the One of a Kind Show, this knitter’s up-sized pieces are wowing collectors.

Seeking peace and solitude on Island Lake in Orangeville.

Bill Dandie is the enthusiastic new owner of this off-the-grid Hockley Valley home, which was built in 1998 by Anthony and Mary Ketchum.

Sigrid Wolm may have closed her iconic kitchen store, but she’s far from ready to retire.

After turning 70 Gail Grant found cooking a chore. Here’s how meal kits, poached eggs on toast and guilty-pleasure dinners have kept her happily fed.

Appetite for adventure: Moveable feasts and sweet diversions.

To make things better in my family, we’ve done our best with paint and elbow grease to improve our physical space, in the hope of providing fresh perspectives to brighten our minds.

I often tell my writing students that they are unlikely to get better at writing, but it is possible to get better at not writing.

Settlers in the 19th century came here to farm, and to do that they had to clear the trees. Their success with that was thorough and dramatic. So was the impact on the landscape.

In the dark cloud of the pandemic, a silver lining for small farmers.

So we wonder, amid the disruption and heartbreak, what future is being born in this moment?

Walking with poles: the fashionable walking stick morphs into essential hiking gear.

Slowing down, tuning in. With forest bathing, the slow movement takes to the woods.

Nicola Ross shows readers how to navigate local Caledon trails, including the Bruce Trail and the Trans Canada Trail, without having to backtrack or arrange to leave a car at a hike’s endpoint.

Bill Dandie is the enthusiastic new owner of this off-the-grid Hockley Valley home, which was built in 1998 by Anthony and Mary Ketchum.

How a lush Hillsburgh property warms the souls of its English expat owners – and neighbours looking to get fit.

This Mulmur house was designed from the ground up with healthy living in mind.

Most of the nocturnal critters my friends and I find are insects, but spiders, millipedes and amphibians also appear in our flashlight beams.

The Georgetown fox family is lucky to be living in an older section of town where yards are spacious and tree filled.

I’ve written about our remarkable caterpillars before, but so many interesting ones inhabit our hills that another look is warranted.