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Letters – Our readers write: August 2008

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.

Sep 15, 2008
In The Hills

Oil Futures, Goo Goo Clusters and Judgment Day

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.

Sep 15, 2008
Douglas G. Pearce

Ron Pitts

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

Sep 15, 2008
Signe Ball

Magic in Mushrooms: Windy Field Farms

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

Sep 15, 2008
Nicola Ross

Marvellous Mushrooms

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

Sep 15, 2008
Sandra Cranston-Corradini

Hemlocks

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

Sep 15, 2008
Linda McLaren

Natural Enemies: Horse vs Automobile

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.

Sep 15, 2008
Ken Weber

A Puzzling Conclusion: Autumn 2008

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

Sep 15, 2008
Ken Weber

Healing Gardens

A group of extraordinary gardeners have created a natural balm for Headwaters patients.

Jun 20, 2008
Michele Green

The Heart of the Matter

As David Nairn launches his tenth season as artistic director of Theatre Orangeville, he reflects on the changes the years have wrought.

Jun 20, 2008
Signe Ball

Local Farm, to Local Food, to Local Fuel

The Everpure Biodiesel Co-op aims to put the ‘bio’ back in biofuels.

Jun 20, 2008
Tim Shuff

Bad Night on Caledon Mountain

On a cold, dark November night in 1941, just when the war news from Europe was bleaker than ever, a fatal plane crash in Caledon Township showed that even training for war was perilous.

Jun 20, 2008
Ken Weber