Autumn 2008

The provincial government has instructed our local municipalities to prepare for a massive population boom, but the influx could well be stalled by the “peak oil” scenario.

First, I love your magazine. I often see articles that I pass along to friends, but the article in this summer’s edition entitled “Local Farm to Local Food to Local Fuel” by Tim Shuff has me very excited.

Some 150 new candy bars hit the shelves every year, but 65 per cent of U.S. brands have been around for more than six decades.

Ron Pitts is a two-time Emmy Award winning director, animator, and wildlife photographer.

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

In our salute to the wild and cultivated varieties, we are featuring a creamed soup, a pie and a bruschetta.

Tiny cones hang down at branch tips, over winter they will open and release seed.

Just over a century ago the horseless carriage chugged into these rural hills and ran head on into a horse-reliant culture. What began as a novelty soon became a nuisance, sparking a battle for supremacy on the roads.

Autumn is harvest time, test your fruit and vegetable trivia, going south from Crombie and float your boat in Headwaters.