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Being a lifelong learner is one of the most valuable attributes that has been passed on to me from my parents. I have been fortunate to learn from their example as they continue to learn, embracing new ideas and....
Yes, Pinkie, I had one taker for the pole beans. I received a note just the other day and, as it happens, that was just after I heard the seed keeper from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne speak.
Hold your horses, George McKenzie called out to Molly Whiteside as she headed back to the kitchen after filling his coffee cup. I was going to have breakfast this morning.
It was the last place I would have imagined turning for answers...
I m learning a whole new foodie language with a surge of popularity in easy-to-create, colourful, food bowls.
Because I grew up on a farm and have written for and about farmers most of my life, I probably zeroed in one on comment more than others in the audience did when Hans van der Loo delivered his keynote address at the Rural Talks to Rural ...
In farming, no two years are ever the same and teasing out what works and what doesn t can be difficult because the weather conditions make such a huge difference.
I thought it was a new twist to Christmas leftovers, Pinkie, but it turns out others already thought of it squash pancakes.
A former colleague of mine once publically reflected on edge habitat, a place where two distinct natural ecosystems meet to create a richly biodiverse new environment.
The first day of Grade 6, Mr. Riley introduced himself and then proceeded to show us what would happen if we didn t behave.
Underlying much of the consumer and main-stream-media commentary about supply management prior to and since the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement...
With farming, no two days are ever the same. There is always something new to learn, or at least, something you haven t seen before.
The common bean Phaseolus vulgaris has two regional points of origin. According to most authorities they are the Andes and Mesoamerica.
So did you hear there s going to be another Royal baby? Molly Whiteside asked brightly as she filled the guys cups at Mabel s Grill one recent morning.
I ve been thinking a lot about risk and insurance over the last month (among many other things, mind you). See, I bought a new (ok, used) vehicle and when the dealership wanted to sell me three years of breakdown insurance, I hummed and hawed over it.
As the pasture grass settled into dormancy and the weeds thrived in this summer s drought, the goats wove through the weedy jungle nibbling at leaves and leaving tough, bare stalks behind. The mower took care of these unwanted interlopers ...
Thanks to the Blyth Festival s revival of the play 1837: The Farmers Revolt this summer, some new attention was drawn to a crucial moment in Canadian history that s often forgotten or, worse, treated as a comic opera.
As my loved ones have spread out across the country, this summer I ve had the opportunity to see more of Canada than I ever have before. Funny thing is . travelling has a way of opening my eyes to some of the things I love about home.
Fast Eddy has preacher boy Jack right where he wants him riding shotgun in his three-quarter ton 63 Chev, running down a little-used gravel track at 35 miles per hour.
Did you see the item on the news last night about Cliff Murray started to ask the other morning at Mabel s Grill, but George McKenzie interrupted him.
Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment, declares the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But what if you can t get enough people ...
The room was full of cattlemen. Those from Western Canada were conspicuous in their cowboy boots and hats. All were there to learn about...
My neighbour was almost apologetic when he told me his winter wheat yielded 90 bushels to the acre this year, saying he d heard of others with better...
One Sunday afternoon, between hay and wheat harvest, we packed up our bikes and headed for Auburn. It was a beautiful sunny day, not too hot, not too windy, but with a refreshing breeze keeping us cool...