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Root Vegetables for Winter Warmth

Nov 18, 2008 | Sandra Cranston-Corradini | Back Issues | Food | The Country Cook | Winter 2008

A basic tomato sauce is used as a topping for our simple cannelloni dish.

Wild Minks

Nov 18, 2008 | Linda McLaren | Back Issues | Environment | Headwaters Sketchbook | Winter 2008

A 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 | Ken Weber | Historic Hills

“Why Die a Lingering Death of Direful Diabetes? Dodd’s Kidney Pills Cure It!”

A Puzzling Conclusion: Winter 2008

Nov 18, 2008 | Ken Weber | Back Issues | In Every Issue | Leisure | Puzzles | Winter 2008

Three puzzles to test if you are awake.

Oil Matters

Sep 15, 2008 | Signe Ball | Autumn 2008 | Back Issues | Editor’s Desk | In Every Issue

The 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 | In The Hills | Autumn 2008 | Back Issues | Letters, Our Readers Write

First, 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 | Douglas G. Pearce | Autumn 2008 | Back Issues | Countryside Digest | Environment

Some 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 | Signe Ball | Back Issues

Ron Pitts is a two-time Emmy Award winning director, animator, and wildlife photographer.

Magic in Mushrooms: Windy Field Farms

Sep 15, 2008 | Nicola Ross | Homegrown in the Hills

Magic 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 | Sandra Cranston-Corradini | Autumn 2008 | Back Issues | Food | The Country Cook

In our salute to the wild and cultivated varieties, we are featuring a creamed soup, a pie and a bruschetta.

Hemlocks

Sep 15, 2008 | Linda McLaren | Autumn 2008 | Back Issues | Environment | Headwaters Sketchbook

Tiny cones hang down at branch tips, over winter they will open and release seed.

Natural Enemies: Horse vs Automobile

Sep 15, 2008 | Ken Weber | Historic Hills

Just 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.