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Root Vegetables for Winter Warmth
A basic tomato sauce is used as a topping for our simple cannelloni dish.
Wild Minks
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?
“Why Die a Lingering Death of Direful Diabetes? Dodd’s Kidney Pills Cure It!”
Oil Matters
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
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
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
Ron Pitts is a two-time Emmy Award winning director, animator, and wildlife photographer.
Magic in Mushrooms: Windy Field Farms
Magic in Mushrooms! So you think mushrooms are all flavour, no substance? At Windy Field Farms they have news for you.
Marvellous Mushrooms
In our salute to the wild and cultivated varieties, we are featuring a creamed soup, a pie and a bruschetta.
Hemlocks
Tiny cones hang down at branch tips, over winter they will open and release seed.
Natural Enemies: Horse vs Automobile
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.



