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Spring 2016

Volume 23 Number 1

Thon Maker Update

Apr 12, 2016 | Grant Ellis | Leisure

Dispelling some myths around Athlete Institute’s latest NBA draft prospect Thon Maker.

Orangeville Basketball Puts a Small Town on the NBA Map

Mar 21, 2016 | Grant Ellis | Leisure

With the top high school basketball program in the country and the NBA taking notice, a local family has made Orangeville the new epicentre of Canadian basketball.

A Vineyard Grows in Hockley

Mar 21, 2016 | Tralee Pearce | Farming

How Mario Adamo’s Italian roots – and love of fine wine – spurred his family’s next big adventure.

Matches Made in Heaven

Mar 21, 2016 | Tralee Pearce | Leisure

How Lorraine Roberts conjures up dreamy landscapes using colour, shape – and an appetite for surprise.

A Foraged Feast

Mar 21, 2016 | Don Scallen | Food

Skip the supermarket, find the ingredients for gourmet dining in forest, field and stream.

Wild Leek Soup

Mar 21, 2016 | Don Scallen | Soups

Please harvest wild leeks sustainably, taking only 5 to 15 per cent of a given population a year.

Pineapple Weed Tea

Mar 21, 2016 | Don Scallen | Drinks

Pineapple Weed is a member of the aster family, it is easily overlooked because it lacks petals.

Dairy Herd SOLD

Mar 21, 2016 | Elizabeth Andrews | Farming

With the dairy herd gone, a farmer’s daughter reflects on memory and identity.

Zoo Food

Mar 21, 2016 | Nicola Ross | Farming

How a local feed mill has become the go-to resource for zoos across North America.

A Tip of the Hat to History

Mar 21, 2016 | Ken Weber | Back Issues | Heritage

A jaunt through hat fashion history!

Surprises

Mar 21, 2016 | Signe Ball | Departments

This spring we can do something we’ve never been able to do before in these hills: Visit a local vineyard and winery.

Letters – Our readers write: Spring 2016

Mar 21, 2016 | Our Readers | Letters, Our Readers Write

Letters published in the Spring 2016 edition of In The Hills magazine.

Pat Burns-Wendland

Mar 21, 2016 | Signe Ball | Artist in Residence

Accomplished fabric artist Pat Burns-Wendland has produced a series of four handwoven silk kimonos representing the seasons of her life.

Our favourite picks for Spring 2016

Mar 21, 2016 | In The Hills | Departments

Must learn about deer, discover Mulmur, see the fire within, celebrate the horses and run for your life!