In Every Issue
Free Range Pig
Sep 13, 2012 | | Fence PostsI was hoeing the garden when Dillinger suddenly came around the henhouse, trotting along like he was on his way to the bank. He was sunburned and covered with dirt.
Our Favourite Picks for Autumn 2012
Sep 13, 2012 | | Autumn 2012 | Back Issues | Community | Departments | Must DoOur own highly selective “picks” of just some of the things that make life such a distinctive pleasure here in the hills.
The Perch
Sep 13, 2012 | | At Home in the HillsIt is fair to say their discovery of a woman in the neighbourhood who traps raccoons, fixes floods, cleans the house and ploughs the driveway was also a revelation in its own way.
Dealing with a Nightmare: The 1947 Palgrave Fire
Sep 13, 2012 | | Autumn 2012 | Back Issues | Departments | Heritage | Historic HillsIn the days before modern firefighting, nothing frightened a small community – or pulled it together more powerfully – than a major blaze. The 1947 Palgrave fire was one such case.
Ladies’ night out … with shotguns
Sep 13, 2012 | | Good SportI cracked the gun open and the empty shot popped out of the barrel in a small cloud of smoke.
The Slowest Runaway
Sep 13, 2012 | | Autumn 2012 | Back Issues | Community | Departments | Headwaters Nest“Don’t tell Dad! Don’t tell Bethany! Stop telling everybody in this world!”
A Puzzling Conclusion: Autumn 2012
Sep 13, 2012 | | Autumn 2012 | Back Issues | Departments | Leisure | PuzzlesA Pentagram at the Alton Fair, from the Orangeville sidewalk and a who’s who at the Erin bank.
All Along Main Street
Sep 13, 2012 | | Autumn 2012 | Back Issues | Departments | Editor’s DeskWith this issue we go urban – or as urban as it gets in our small towns and villages.
Cooking with James: Duck Confit
Aug 17, 2012 | | Back Issues | Cooking with... | Departments | Food | FOOD Autumn - Winter 2012Preparing duck confit is not difficult, but it is time consuming and requires patience, technique and even love.
This little van goes to market
Aug 17, 2012 | | Back IssuesOne of the biggest challenges facing the local food movement is distribution – or how to best get produce from the fields and farms to area restaurants and home kitchens.
Big business in our backyard
Jun 19, 2012 | | Back Issues | Departments | Editor’s Desk | Summer 2012What it is that makes this place we call home so dear to us?
Julia Gilmore
Jun 19, 2012 | | Artist in ResidenceJulia’s giddy and gorgeous paintings are both gracious and whimsical – the kind of images that make you want to smile, even laugh, with delight.