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Beauty and the Beet
Sep 13, 2010 | | Autumn 2010 | Back Issues | Edible Hills | FoodAs winter approaches, the last of summer’s abundant greens start to droop and suffer from cool fall evenings. Fortunately, the season of root vegetables comes to the rescue.
Closing the Divide Between Farm and Plate
Sep 13, 2010 | | Homegrown in the HillsClosing the divide between farm and plate: I grew up believing that my part of the Niagara Escarpment wasn’t much good for farming. Gord McArthur sees things differently.
Treasure Boxes
Sep 13, 2010 | | Autumn 2010 | Back Issues | Environment | Headwaters SketchbookHeadwaters Sketchbook — A rainy day in October, a good day to open treasure boxes and dream of summers past or plan a winter holiday on tropical beaches.
Goodbye commuting. Hello flex time on the porch.
Sep 13, 2010 | | Autumn 2010 | Back Issues | Community | Headwaters Nest | In Every IssueFor a number of years, I donned my corporate attire, got in my car in the dark, slipped a thermal carafe of coffee into the holder, and headed south to the city for work. I didn’t mind the commute, I told myself. In fact I enjoyed it. It was time to think. Time alone. Time to decompress. Then along came baby.
A Puzzling Conclusion: Autumn 2010
Sep 13, 2010 | | Autumn 2010 | Back Issues | In Every Issue | Leisure | PuzzlesKen Weber’s regular feature, including Six More Buttons Needed! Chuck’s Bus. Silas Renarm. What Am I? Primrose Reunion. And the Almost Perfect Armoured Car Heist.
Citizens’ Brigade
Jun 15, 2010 | | Back Issues | Editor’s Desk | In Every Issue | Summer 2010I admit to a certain kneejerk cynicism but I also have faith that things can change for the better when a group of informed and engaged citizens puts their concerted minds and goodwill to the undertaking.
Letters – Our readers write: Summer 2010
Jun 15, 2010 | | Back Issues | Letters, Our Readers Write | Summer 2010Letters published in the Summer 2010 edition of In The Hills magazine.
Fordlandia, Flying Machines and Formulas for Success
Jun 15, 2010 | | Countryside DigestAn American town in the Brazilian jungle, J. Paul Getty and Mark Twain. Miscellany from Douglas G. Pearce’s Countryside Digest.
Hallie Watson
Jun 15, 2010 | | Back IssuesHallie creates images of her childhood home in Mono, where “life was a mysterious, fascinating, unexpected thing.”
Our favourite picks for summer 2010
Jun 15, 2010 | | Back Issues | Community | In Every Issue | Must Do | Summer 2010Our own highly selective “picks” of just some of the things that make life such a distinctive pleasure here in the hills.
Cicadas
Jun 15, 2010 | | Back Issues | Environment | Headwaters Sketchbook | Summer 2010Headwaters Sketchbook — Cicadas buzz-saw through the silence of a sweltering August mid-afternoon.
Palgrave Community Kitchen
Jun 15, 2010 | | Homegrown in the HillsPalgrave’s certified commercial kitchen is open to cooks, caterers and community groups.