Putting Down Roots
There’s an old quip that dictates: “if you can smell garlic, everything is alright.” Andrew Russell, owner of Down North Garlic Co. smells a lot of garlic. The Grey County-based farmer and…
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Baking bread and breaking bread with Crust & Crackle
It’s a blustery, dark, cold morning in February. I’m on the backroad to Sauble Beach at 5am to bake bread with Katy and Matt from Crust & Crackle Artisan Bread. When I arrive, Matt is…
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Vico Vino Van is Grey County’s coolest ride
Someone once told me, ‘You can’t put a price on good food with good company,’ and that sentiment has stuck with me. There is something really special about sharing a good meal or a…
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Anvil brought a serious shred fest to Owen Sound
“…Kick it out, with no doubt, shout it out, that’s what it’s all aboutBecause it’s true, through and through, dreams come true, it’s what we doLiving the moment, energy…
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Artists in their Studio: Dana Cowie
Dana Cowie was born into a family of artists, fashion designers and musicians. At the age of three, she was quite certain that she would become a painter and at seventeen, her painter…
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The fiddler on the Bruce
I’d heard a rumour about Tyler Beckett. Nothing scandalous, of course, but a scintillating rumour nonetheless. One which I’d been dying to verify for months. I finally got my chance to run the…
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Tradition reimagined at The Pine
The first time I dined with Chef Jeremy Austin, it was a warm summer evening in 2019, plein air, at the family farm in the rolling hills of south Grey County. Jeremy and his wife Cassie were…
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The powerful, unapologetic music of Sam Casey
There’s a theme that keeps popping up for me as a recovering cynic working in the arts. After many years of seeing what the music industry does to people, it became easier to frown than to…
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Waddie you waiting for?
Have you ever thought about starting a business with your childhood best friend? Who hasn’t, right? How about starting one with your 10 best childhood friends? I’m gonna call them the Centre…
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Embracing opportunity at The Launch
I didn’t play hockey growing up, but that doesn’t mean I’m oblivious to the reputation of Joe Sakic. A living legend for his ability to lead, not all through talk, but through action. The guy…
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