Fifty-eight percent of the public acknowledged in an April survey that their weight has changed since COVID-19 began
COVID-wary Canadians have been making more trips to the refrigerator as they look for ways to cope with pandemic-induced stress, says a new report from the University of Dalhousie. According to a recent study conducted by Dalhousie’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, 58 percent of Canadians who participated in an April 2021 survey acknowledged that their weight […] Read moreFarm Living
Belief in taking charge of your life is positive
Q: I have a neighbour who is driving me crazy. It doesn’t matter what the weather is, rain or shine, or how our markets are faring, profitable or otherwise, or whatever, he is always cheerful. I used to think that something was wrong with me because I wasn’t as positive as my neighbour. Now I […] Read more
Dam good ending to a farm theft
Police in the northeastern Saskatchewan community of Porcupine Plain found themselves with a prickly prairie mystery. What happened to the fence posts? A local person had planned to use the warmer spring weather on May 7 to do some fencing only to find his pile of posts had been pilfered from the property. The local […] Read more
Farm girl shoots ag videos to educate classmates
A nine-year-old Saskatchewan girl is drawing praise and thousands of Twitter views for her videos about farming. Mady Adamson, who is in Grade 3 in Kindersley, said she realized her classmates didn’t understand much about farming so she decided to make her own short videos to help educate them. “The discussion of agriculture got brought […] Read more
BLOG: Guess what? Farms are now poisoning the air you breathe
In the era we live, with Facebook friends who are experts in vaccines and social media influencers who have done “all the research” on viruses, communicating actual science is not an easy task. With all the noise on the internet — the jackhammers and buzz saws that drown out reasonable discussion — it’s hard to […] Read more
Pulse initiative aids Sask. food bank
Several Regina-based businesses have come together to provide more nutritious choices to food insecure families. Viterra, Canmar Food Products and Conexus Credit Union are collaborating on the Viterra Farmers Feeding Families initiative launched May 5. Viterra will spend $225,000 to buy pulses from Saskatchewan farmers. Canmar will then package the pulses into more than 200,000 […] Read more
Role model of stability remembered
A visit to Grandmother’s house may not have brought fawning adoration, but important lessons were learned just the same
Over the sand hill, down across the red bridge, around the corner, and the clump of poplars that sheltered my grandparents’ homestead came into view. As we turned up the lane after a spring shower, I looked back from the rumble seat of my Uncle Clark’s Model A roadster and watched the tire marks unraveling […] Read more
Special recipes help make Mother’s Day complete
As a child, I loved giving my mom handmade gifts I had made at school and carefully brought home to present on Sunday morning for Mother’s Day. I was lucky enough to grow up with two grandmothers and a great grandmother nearby and I have some precious memories. I once collected what we call “stink […] Read more
Thinking outside the box
Barb and Dennis McAuley’s family have turned an old grain truck found at an estate sale a few years ago into playground equipment near Wetaskiwin, Alta. The couple started the McAuley Truck Box company in 1974, the year they were married. Dennis thinks this truck box was the sixth one the family made. A ladder up a hole cut through the truck box allows their grandchildren to climb into the box fort and down the slide. Also attached to the play truck are swings, a climbing wall and zip line. | Mary MacArthur photos
Barb and Dennis McAuley’s family have turned an old grain truck found at an estate sale a few years ago into playground equipment near Wetaskiwin, Alta. The couple started the McAuley Truck Box company in 1974, the year they were married. Dennis thinks this truck box was the sixth one the family made. A ladder […] Read more
Expressions of love will make Mother’s Day meaningful
Q: Mother’s Day is just around the corner. I know that I should be more appreciative when the designated Sunday rolls around, but I do not feel in the mood for it this year. I know that all five of my children love me, as do their spouses and their children, but I would prefer […] Read more
