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Brushstrokes of Giverny on Vancouver Island
How Rose Rogan transformed a former Christmas tree farm into perennial permaculture.
A Cup of Coffee With a Local – Suzanne Crocker
Enjoy a virtual Yukon Sour Toe cocktail, moose sausage and Caveman Bill lore with Dawson City filmmaker Suzanne Crocker.
Going overboard in Georgian Bay
I can claim to have spent more than my lifetime on the water.
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Riding on Goat Tails at Caberneigh Farm
By Nicole Robertson Really and truly, the plan for the day was just to go and get some new chickens. Six chickens to be precise; six beautiful,...
International Plowman’s Match Country Fair
The Ontario Plowmen’s Association festival will be returning this summer with another round of plowing competitions, music, food and more, in a fun...
Things We Love
Honda TRX500 Foreman Honda’s new TRX500 Foreman offers reduced vibration, quiet operation, a quick start and powerful output, fuel efficiency for...
Feast in the Woods and 5 More Unique Outdoor Dining Experiences
One can’t talk about Canada’s, particularly Ontario’s, eat local and sustainable dining scene without mentioning Michael Stadtlander, his wife...
I call myself a prospector too (I found two gems!)
As editor-in-chief of Harrowsmith, my role is one of constant evolution. In between curating content and designing editorial themes, I also field...
Outfoxed: The Decline of the Fox Farm Industry in PEI
Who knew that sleepy Summerside, Prince Edward Island, was the birthplace of the prestigious worldwide fox-farming industry? In the early 1900s, over 8,000 fox ranches dotted the Island, keeping the rich and royal fashionably warm.
Fried Egg Jellyfish and Totems; Exploring Haida Gwaii by Kayak.
There is a gentle rocking to the kayak as it is pushed along by the tidal forces. I rest my paddle, lean back, turn my face to the sun and close my...
Fall 2019 / Canadian Almanac 2020- on newsstands until March 2020
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, Ontario on August 5th, 2019— We’re airborne! This year, Harrowsmith introduced a grounded focus for our...
True Confessions from the Ninth Concession
When I bought this little farm in the 1970s, I had no illusions about being a farmer. Even back then, the idea of cultivating a plot of forty acres...