Harrowsmith

Harrowsmith is still the reliable go-to for gardeners, weekend carpenters, homesteaders, hobby farmers and urban dwellers with romantic fantasies of country life. Harrowsmith publishes four issues a year in conjunction with the seasons.

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The Importance of Gathering

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Destination Discovery • Take a trip in your wool socks to Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, or curl up with a great read. For the kid set, a DIY Fruit and Vegetable Passport unlocks the world – and the secret destinations are found in your kitchen and pantry.

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ON OUR BOOKSHELF

Go Bananas! • Create your own fruit and vegetable passport

Wild Lupins & Partridgeberry Jam on Toast • Sonia Day shares reflections from her saltbox by the sea in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland

Paws, Plants, and Yuzu • Frankie Flowers and his morkie talk about pets and plants, with tips on how to make your home a pet-friendly and greener space this winter. Looking to expand your cocktail garden repertoire? Steven Biggs shares his secrets on growing yuzus. Yes, you. Yuzus.

Tough, Tart, and Perfume-Packed • Expand your horizons and Canadian cocktail garden with yuzu

PLANTS, PETS, AND WINTER LIVING • Simple ways to create a greener, healthier home for every member of the family – including the four-legged ones

Menu du jour: Let’s Toast! • Channel your inner Julia Child with a classic beef bourguignon from Chef Cynthia Peters or take five from the heavy holiday eating regime with casual but sophisticated “toast for dinner” ideas from our plant-forward chef, Dara Gellman.

A Crowning Achievement • King Cole Ducks celebrates 75 years

Fancy Toast for Dinner • Any way you slice it, the options are endless

Be My Guest • A make-ahead menu for sleepovers

Cool Ideas to Warm Up To • Canadian Handywoman, Tammy Watson, shares BYO Fireside Tender plans that will help keep things uber-organized. She also reminds us about the value of investing in something you will never see: insulation.

Here’s an Idea to Warm Up To: Insulation! • The upgrade you rarely see, but feel every day.

WEEKEND BUILD PROJECT: The Fireside Tender • A tidy home for your tinder and firewood using a repurposed boot tray

Surf and a Little Turf • Hang 10 with Nova Scotian surfer, Lesley Choyce, even when the sea is sub-zero. For land-lovers, learn about Gaspereau Valley's terroir and a wine that celebrates Indigenous knowledge. Discover Oaxaca, Mexico's colours, and flavours, too.

Bridging the Gap • Glooscap First Nation and Benjamin Bridge’s Wine of Peace and Friendship

Holding On & Hanging 10 • Winter surfing life in Nova Scotia

A CANVAS OF CHANGE IN MEXICO • OAXACA'S COMMITMENT TO INDIGENOUS FLAVOURS, ART, AND BIODIVERSITY

Sound Spaces & Poetic Ones • Sheep and solar? A sheepherder in Perth, Ontario shares an innovative and ecologically sound plan for her flock and the future. Due south on a biodynamic farm in Jalisco, Mexico, we meet a Canadian poet whose loyal audience includes baby goats.

Sunshine and Sheep • Adventures in agrivoltaics and solar grazing at Drover’s Way Farm

Poetry and Goats • A Canadian’s magical biodynamic farm in Jalisco, Mexico

Tinned Oysters and Raisin Pies: Growing Up on Wolfe Island