A photojournalist’s reflections, 30 years later.
Phil Norton
Phil Norton has been seeing life through a lens for over 40 years and working professionally as a writer and photojournalist. He freelanced for Harrowsmith and Canadian Geographic Magazines on environmental and outdoor adventure topics, and served as the editor of a bilingual weekly newspaper, The Huntingdon Gleaner in Quebec, and ran the stock photo department for The Montreal Gazette. Later, in Quebec, he shared his experience in high schools leading students on community photo shoots for publication.http://www.photographyadventures.net/
The County
Food tourism strikes the perfect balance of commerce and preservation in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
The Quandary of an Old Quarry
How Evergreen Brick Works restored and revived a dormant industrial zone.
The Barns Project
An exploration of how photography is preserving the past in rural Ontario.
Topsy Farms
A story of shear luck.
Gone With the Wind – Updated Dec 2019
Ontario gave the green light to green energy in 2009 and by 2019 developers are dismantling the wind turbines they built. Doug Ford’s new...
The Latest
Zero-Waste Weekend Free-Ttata
This is an effective way to use up every bit of the tired veggies, cuttings, and miscellaneous bits that lurk in the crevices of your fridge,
From the Wildfire Into the Soup Pot
How do you make soup from compost and a stone?
Life off the Grid
Quebec homesteaders Marie Eisenmann and her family live off the grid in an earthship built 40 years ago. Here’s their story.
Who’s in For Buy Nothing January?
In a world that often emphasizes consumption and materialism, the Buy Nothing movement offers an alternative way of living that focuses on sharing, community building, and reducing waste.
5 Ways to Start Homesteading
Homesteading can seem daunting, especially if you’ve never done it before.