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An image of food scraps. The trend of scrappy cooking has struck a chord among people looking to cut costs and eliminate waste.

Calling all Scrappy Cooks!

by Gabriela Calugay-Casuga November 28, 2025

An image of a North American Wren.

A tiny bird with a mighty message of purpose and belief

by Gabriela Calugay-Casuga November 21, 2025

An image of single use plastic floating in water.

5 Steps to Rethink Plastic

by Gabriela Calugay-Casuga November 4, 2025

A digital poster celebrating Harrowsmith Magazine's 50th anniversary. The posters reads, "Happy birthday to us!"

Harrowsmith’s 50th Anniversary is in 2026

by Gabriela Calugay-Casuga October 1, 2025

An image of a hummingbird near a flower. Birding can be a way to connect with nature, according to Scott Holland from Sara Frances Designs.

Birding with purpose: finding purpose through nature

by Gabriela Calugay-Casuga September 19, 2025

An image of a farmer holding a box of produce. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) helps farmers deliver produce straight to one's door.

The Stalk Market

by Gabriela Calugay-Casuga September 3, 2025

An image of two Farmerettes outside the Ontario Farm Service Force camp.

Meet (some of) the Women in Agriculture

by Gabriela Calugay-Casuga August 14, 2025

An image of a backyard with a neatly trimmed lawn and some outdoor furniture.

Are Lawns “Green”?

by Gabriela Calugay-Casuga July 25, 2025

An image of a full moon with a slight purple tint to it. According to the teachings of the 13 Grandmother Moons and the Ontario Native Literacy Coalition, the naming of the moons also has a cultural teaching that explains the cycle of life and nature within the Indigenous cultures of Turtle Island. The medicine of the strawberry is reconciliation.

Strawberry moon in June

by Gabriela Calugay-Casuga July 25, 2025

A digital poster for the Sharecrows: Hunger Heroes initiative. This project started as a fun way to express creativity during the pandemic but turned into a yearly tradition where non-perishable foods are "fed" to scarecrows then donated to food banks.

Small-town’s scarecrow display tradition is fighting food insecurity

by Gabriela Calugay-Casuga May 30, 2025

April is the Full Pink Moon

by Nick Seebruch April 11, 2025

An image of a frittata in a pan. This recipe by Harrowsmith, dubbed the free-ttata, makes use of leftover veggies lurking in the fridge.

Zero-Waste Weekend Free-Ttata

by Gabriela Calugay-Casuga February 14, 2025