Living

FROM fairy rings and toadstools to their purported healing powers, mushrooms have been venerated, eaten and worshipped for centuries.

Art teacher: Teresa Anton-Marlowe Favourite art: clay sculpture Favourite artist: Joe Fafard His teacher writes: James is a talented art student who demonstrates excellent technical skill in a variety of media.

YOU can really tell fall has arrived when you see piles of beautiful winter squash in the stores.

A North Shore-based company is pioneering change in the meat industry by offering its customers clean, preservative-free food.

JACK Cameron is working the phones

"TIE a yellow ribbon 'round that ol' oak tree." It's an oldie but a goodie by Tony Orlando (Google it if you are too young to remember) and is the song that immediately popped to my head when I first heard about the Yellow Dog Project.

THE Hired Belly never tires of tracking B.C.'s wine industry, especially the arrival of new producers.

THE trailer begins with footage of what looks like boring, prosperous guys in suits. "Here's another crackhead friend of mine," the narrator intones. "He's the chief of staff to the senate president of Rhode Island.

DEAR Mattie: What style of suit should I be wearing in the office? Seriously into Styling in Seymour Dear Seymour: Suits are gorgeous this season. There are unique styles accentuating this season's layering trend.