Grab a flashlight and head out on a hike after sundown and get to know the creatures of the night – including moths, salamanders and frogs.

Local sunflower and lavender farms are bursting with some of nature’s showiest blooms. Here’s how to enjoy them in person and via handmade products that capture the magic.

Stones are the inspiration for Joe Burchell’s monumental works of art.

Artist Jim Menken’s chainsaw allows fallen trees to rise again.

How cover crops, crop rotation and using livestock to fertilize fields puts local farmers on the front lines in reducing climate change.

As farmer Jeannette French notes, farming in Headwaters may always a work in progress, but this community provides the motivation it takes to forge on.

A dispatch from the battlefield.

It’s 3:15 a.m. Where are you? Meet the folks who are doing important work in the middle of the night as most of us are curled up under the covers.

Welcome a new season with nautical inspirations, summery collages and fresh new ceramics.

Marking time at the Jolly Morphology Club, a math journey with options and nouns from the outer edge.

What to explore, browse, see this summer.

Sara credits a physical move from Toronto for moves she’s been making artistically.

How artists Sara Sniderhan and Peter Mitchell rendered their vision for family living in Mulmur.

A lot of us are daring to hope that some things really will never be the same again – in a good way.

Meet three of the hardworking folks – Cindy Caines, Gail Grant and Cecily Ross – behind this issue.

Natural inks made from foraged plants gave this artist a way to heal her body and share her passion for the outdoors.

As the pandemic wanes, our columnist taps into her nostalgia for board games with a fresh-out-of-the-package Scrabble.

As a scribbler I have always walked down the sunny side of the concession roads.

When Connie started her route, there were no street numbers in Caledon.

In less than two decades automobiles grew from curiosity to commonplace in these hills.

Fashion or comfort? Caledon friends and swimwear designers Velvet Haney and Rachel Manley believe you can have both.

Letters published in the Summer 2021 edition of In The Hills magazine.

A thoroughly modern treasure hunt is a surefire way to get kids busy outdoors.

A new grocery to visit, fresh gourmet takeout to try and a bevy of food trucks to chase.

Four beetles among hundreds of thousands, each with a unique story to tell.

This serendipitous meeting with a near-sighted beaver was my favorite type of wildlife encounter!

To the casual observer the flight of a butterfly appears haphazard and inefficient, something like the bobbing of a cork on turbulent waters.

I recently had the pleasure of watching a pair of house wren parents feed their babies in a backyard nest box.

Keeping both animals and staff safe was a priority at the Upper Credit Humane Society shelter.

This volunteer now makes grocery deliveries to seniors for free.

A Mono farm sustains itself and its network of charitable good deeds.

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

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

Local restaurants and beer lovers are embracing a fresh wave of Caledon craft breweries – with inventive recipes and meaningful branding behind their budding reputations.

Crispy chickpea fritters and zingy sides are at the heart of Rasmi’s Falafel.

Artisan dry-aged Angus beef, fresh meats, coffee, pies, cookies, tarts, cheese, produce, heat-and-serve meals, local foods

How a project called Compass House helped one family build roots in Dufferin County – and cemented its two architects’ love of the area.

A modern retreat melds seamlessly with its natural setting.

How a Toronto couple transformed a dilapidated house into a year-round sanctuary.

When entrepreneurs and artists Jocelyn Burke and James Webster renovated Jocelyn’s childhood home in Horning’s Mills, they laid the perfect groundwork for a well-curated life.