Nicola Ross
Freelance writer Nicola Ross lives in Alton.

Day of Reckoning: Caledon’s Rockfort Quarry
Mar 21, 2009Like oil, aggregate has become essential to modern life. But how much are we willing to sacrifice to get it? As the decade-long dispute over Caledon’s Rockfort quarry finally heads to the OMB, we’re about to find out.

Willow Creek Market Garden: The Tomato Girls
Mar 21, 2009The Tomato Girls, a moniker given them by one of their customers and biggest fans, Pete Paterson from Caledon East, tell me that worldwide there are over 4,000 varieties of heirloom tomatoes.

Going the Distance: Creemore’s 100 Mile Store
Nov 21, 2008MISSION: Supporting small to midsize natural and organic farms, artisanal and fair trade producers by offering fair compensation and by providing a larger market presence and increased accessibility by consumers to this group and their products.

Magic in Mushrooms: Windy Field Farms
Sep 15, 2008Magic in Mushrooms! So you think mushrooms are all flavour, no substance? At Windy Field Farms they have news for you.

More of a Good Thing: Hockley Valley Brewing Company
Jun 20, 2008With its recent move to Orangeville, Hockley Valley Brewing Company has quadrupled production of its award-winning beer.

All Abuzz about Honey: Hockley Valley Honey Farm
Mar 23, 2008Dan Garyfalakis surprised his wife Nina with their first pair of beehives as a gift.

Steen’s Dairy
Aug 28, 2007While Marie says she sells a lot of breakfasts, it’s chocolate milkshakes that put Steen’s on the map.

Asparagus the First Essential Taste of Spring
Mar 22, 2007Asparagus can easily grow ten to twelve inches a day if the temperature gets above twenty-five degrees.

The Farm Crisis: Local Solutions
Jun 21, 2005Although food prices have risen in recent years, farmers haven’t received their fair share of the increase.

Will the Greenbelt Save Caledon from Sprawl?
Mar 21, 2005Losing its prime agricultural land isn’t Caledon’s only worry.

The Grand Plan
Sep 21, 2004The Planning Act provides the legislative framework for land-use planning in the province.

The Greenbelt: Finding a Balance
Sep 21, 2004The greenbelt is only one part of a gutsy and massive initiative by Dalton McGuinty’s new Liberal govern-ment to overhaul land-use planning in the province.