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Autumn 2020

Volume 27 Number 3

Nan’s Chili Sauce from Mrs. V’s Preserves

Barb Vivian’s jams, jellies and sauces are a staple at local farmers’ markets. This mild chili sauce is named for her mother-in-law.

Sep 18, 2020

Melanzane Sott’olio Eggplant Antipasto from Connie’s Kitchen

Many of Connie Arteaga’s long list of handmade preserves – think passata or eggplant antipasto – have their roots in her native Sicily.

Sep 18, 2020

Peach Blueberry Jam from Landman Gardens

Rebecca Landman leans on family recipes for her canned offerings such as bread-and-butter pickles, corn relish and barbecue sauces.

Sep 18, 2020

From Soil to Table

Vegetable grower extraordinaire Karen Hollingshead uses galvanized steel raised beds and water troughs to hold her 35 varieties of tomatoes and other gems.

Sep 18, 2020

“Not Your Grandmother’s 4-H”

But the principles of head, heart, hands and health still thrive in Headwaters.

Sep 18, 2020

Autumn Contributors

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.

Sep 18, 2020

Home Sweet Office

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

Sep 18, 2020

Letters – Our Readers Write: Autumn 2020

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

Sep 18, 2020

Patty Maher

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

Sep 18, 2020

Field Notes for Autumn 2020

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

Sep 18, 2020

When The Spirit Moves

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.

Sep 18, 2020

The Trees Had to Go!

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.

Sep 18, 2020