Spring 2016
Volume 23 Number 1
Thon Maker Update
Dispelling some myths around Athlete Institute’s latest NBA draft prospect Thon Maker.
Orangeville Basketball Puts a Small Town on the NBA Map
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
How Mario Adamo’s Italian roots – and love of fine wine – spurred his family’s next big adventure.
Matches Made in Heaven
How Lorraine Roberts conjures up dreamy landscapes using colour, shape – and an appetite for surprise.
A Foraged Feast
Skip the supermarket, find the ingredients for gourmet dining in forest, field and stream.
Wild Leek Soup
Please harvest wild leeks sustainably, taking only 5 to 15 per cent of a given population a year.
Pineapple Weed Tea
Pineapple Weed is a member of the aster family, it is easily overlooked because it lacks petals.
Dairy Herd SOLD
With the dairy herd gone, a farmer’s daughter reflects on memory and identity.
Surprises
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
Letters published in the Spring 2016 edition of In The Hills magazine.
Pat Burns-Wendland
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
Must learn about deer, discover Mulmur, see the fire within, celebrate the horses and run for your life!



