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Root Vegetables for Winter Warmth
Nov 18, 2008 | | Back Issues | Food | The Country Cook | Winter 2008A basic tomato sauce is used as a topping for our simple cannelloni dish.
Wild Minks
Nov 18, 2008 | | Back Issues | Environment | Headwaters Sketchbook | Winter 2008A mink can swim 30 meters underwater, dive to five meters, curl up with a clear conscience to sleep in a muskrat den after having murdered all the occupants.
Medicinal Wonders?
Nov 18, 2008 | | Historic Hills“Why Die a Lingering Death of Direful Diabetes? Dodd’s Kidney Pills Cure It!”
A Puzzling Conclusion: Winter 2008
Nov 18, 2008 | | Back Issues | In Every Issue | Leisure | Puzzles | Winter 2008Three puzzles to test if you are awake.
Oil Matters
Sep 15, 2008 | | Autumn 2008 | Back Issues | Editor’s Desk | In Every IssueThe provincial government has instructed our local municipalities to prepare for a massive population boom, but the influx could well be stalled by the “peak oil” scenario.
Letters – Our readers write: August 2008
Sep 15, 2008 | | Autumn 2008 | Back Issues | Letters, Our Readers WriteFirst, 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
Sep 15, 2008 | | Autumn 2008 | Back Issues | Countryside Digest | EnvironmentSome 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
Sep 15, 2008 | | Back IssuesRon Pitts is a two-time Emmy Award winning director, animator, and wildlife photographer.
Magic in Mushrooms: Windy Field Farms
Sep 15, 2008 | | Homegrown in the HillsMagic in Mushrooms! So you think mushrooms are all flavour, no substance? At Windy Field Farms they have news for you.
Marvellous Mushrooms
Sep 15, 2008 | | Autumn 2008 | Back Issues | Food | The Country CookIn our salute to the wild and cultivated varieties, we are featuring a creamed soup, a pie and a bruschetta.
Hemlocks
Sep 15, 2008 | | Autumn 2008 | Back Issues | Environment | Headwaters SketchbookTiny cones hang down at branch tips, over winter they will open and release seed.
Natural Enemies: Horse vs Automobile
Sep 15, 2008 | | Historic HillsJust 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.