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Farming

Life at a Flower Farm

Mar 19, 2019 | Tralee Pearce

Meet the women behind the blooms at Petals Flower Co., Purple Hill Lavender Farm, Stonewell Farm, Broadside Flowers and Caledon Hills Peony Farm.

The Peony Pro: Caledon Hills Peony Farm

Mar 19, 2019 | Tralee Pearce

Looking for a rare peony variety? Diana Hillman’s got you covered with rootstock from North America and the Netherlands.

The Florist Farmer: Petals Flower Co.

Mar 19, 2019 | Tralee Pearce

Melanthon’s Amber Swidersky creates lush bouquets with blooms just steps from her floral studio.

Sister Act: Purple Hill Lavender Farm

Mar 19, 2019 | Tralee Pearce

How Emma Greasley and Jessica Ridding transformed the Creemore farm where they grew up into a lavender dream.

The Green Thumb: Broadside Flowers

Mar 19, 2019 | Tralee Pearce

Terra Cotta landscape gardener Amanda White’s own garden is brimming with foxgloves and dahlias.

The Doer: Stonewell Farm

Mar 19, 2019 | Tralee Pearce

At Lee Anne Downey’s new lavender farm in Erin, small-batch products and intimate retreats are in the works.

The Meaning of Mushrooms

Sep 18, 2018 | Don Scallen | Food

The Fungus Among Us: The astonishing web of life beneath our feet.

The Garden of Erin

Mar 26, 2018 | Janice Quirt

Teens get the dirt on food and farming at Erin District High School.

Erin’s New Seed Lending Library

Mar 26, 2018 | Janice Quirt

Check out these seeds.

Maple Syrup Traditions in Headwaters

Mar 26, 2018 | Tony Reynolds

Sugaring off is a time-honoured ritual in the hills.

Field Notes for Spring 2018

Mar 26, 2018 | Janice Quirt | Field Notes

Plant a pollinator garden, go for a farming grant and tap your inner naturalist.

Meet Mulmur’s New Beekeepers

Jun 21, 2017 | Tralee Pearce

How the Heritage Bee Company is boosting the honeybee population in Headwaters and inspiring newbie beekeepers.

In The Hills

In The Hills is an independent, locally owned print and online magazine that has earned its reputation as the best-read, best-loved magazine in Headwaters.

The magazine is delivered to more than 40,000 homes and farms throughout Caledon, Erin, Dufferin, Orangeville and Creemore – up to double the circulation of any other local publication. And it is available to visitors at local inns, restaurants, specialty retail stores and other tourist locations.