Summer 2024

Summer time brings bugs, and like them or hate them, our ecosystems rely on those tiny critters.

Meet three creative contributors – Gail Grant, Anna Lee Boschetto and Fisher Monahan – whose work is featured in our summer issue.

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Using handmade, fibrous Japanese paper, this Creemore artist utilizes layers, shape, and texture.

Jump into the swing of summer with a fishing derby, archery competition, and outdoor concerts.

Rural living often presents various technological challenges – but sometimes getting disconnected is just what you need.

Each year our roadside verges erupt in a bloom of wildflowers, only to be leveled by municipal mowers. Is there a better way to manage these habitats?

Insects and their kith are essential to life on earth – but that doesn’t mean we want to share our houses with them. Here’s a closer look at some of our unwanted house guests and how to politely usher them out.

An illustrated saunter through the enchanting village of Erin for donuts on Main Street and impromptu conversations

For two jam-packed days in August, short independent films will fill the big screen at Orangeville’s Opera House.

When Iain Richmond was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, everything changed for him and his wife, except their commitment to face it together.

This year’s Headwaters Farm Fresh guide helps you truly embrace the local field-to-fork movement.