Back Issues
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.
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.
Ron Pitts
Ron Pitts is a two-time Emmy Award winning director, animator, and wildlife photographer.
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.
Marvellous Mushrooms
In our salute to the wild and cultivated varieties, we are featuring a creamed soup, a pie and a bruschetta.
Hemlocks
Tiny cones hang down at branch tips, over winter they will open and release seed.
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.
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.
Healing Gardens
A group of extraordinary gardeners have created a natural balm for Headwaters patients.
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.
Local Farm, to Local Food, to Local Fuel
The Everpure Biodiesel Co-op aims to put the ‘bio’ back in biofuels.
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.



