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.

Harrowsmith

Something Old, Something New

Growing Good Things Together

But First, a Snappy Coffee

Things We Love

ON OUR BOOKSHELF

HARROWSMITH KIDS • Summers are designed for grass-stained knees, reading books under the covers with a flashlight, making no-rules snacks and looking for weird stuff in the woods. We’ve mapped out a few adventures to keep everyone busy. Whether your kiddos or grandkids live in the city or the country, these activities can be done everywhere. Take them on the road, too! Let’s kid around.

What’s Growing On?

Hydrangeas: From Loathed to Loved • Why they’re the ultimate garden favourite

Forty Hills Farm and Flowers • The dirt on an Ontario mother-daughter’s blooming bulb-to-bouquet business

Grow Your Own Martini Olives • Steven Biggs’s guide to Mediterranean vibes and “chill hours”

Supernatural Gardens • A walk through the spirited grounds of three historic houses

The Fine Art of Sunsetting

A Sweet Bite of Nostalgia • And, a classic air-fryer donut hole recipe to celebrate the Timbit’s 50th anniversary

SUMMER APÉRO • Experience France’s Most Elegant Happy Hour. Sunset Appetizers to Share and Swoon Over

Salvage and Sanctuary

From Investigator to the Canadian Handywoman • How Tammy Watson found her way into the workshop

If You Build it, They Will Come • A DIY “Little Garden Greenhouse” made with repurposed windows

Eight Kids, 33 Cows, One Farm • How an Ontario family traded city life for a herd of cattle

We Got Latitude, Baby!

Postcards from Across Canada Wish you were here? • After asking our readers what they loved about their little pocket of Canada, it quickly became clear that almost everyone had “come from away.” While our hometowns have deep nostalgic roots, a lot of us have migrated in every direction in pursuit of “home.”

PINTS WITH PURPOSE • A 6-pack of Feel-Good Beers

The Imperial Towers of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay • Shining a little limelight on the limestone beacons of Ontario’s shorelines

AN EXTREME ARCTIC ADVENTURE • TREKKING BAFFIN ISLAND’S 98-KILOMETRE AKSHAYUK PASS

The Spice of Hiking • The cod tongues, pufflings and panoramas of Newfoundland’s East Coast Trail

Lemurs in the Living Room?

Running a Lemur Conservation Charity from a Living Room Couch in Ontario • How two Canadian Primatologists established Planet Madagascar

CANADA’S SECRET SEEDY VAULTS • How cryogenics and citizen science volunteers are growing our forests and gardens in new directions

A 50-Cent Slice of Nostalgia