For the past 10 or more years, I have been using my little Weber barbecue with natural charcoal and I totally forget that most everyone else is using gas or propane. What it lacks in convenience it makes up for in flavour. So, I when I ask friends to go out and check the barbecue […] Read more
Farm Living
Engineering success with Asian vegetables
SURREY, B.C. — There are more people who want to farm than there is farmland available in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Yuko Suda considers herself to be one of the lucky ones because she was able to secure a five year lease on a patch of land at Surrey. Working with the B.C. […] Read more
Tackling the delicate subject of childhood obesity
Q: I would like to talk to you about our 10-year-old son. He seems to be putting on a bit of weight. His dad says that this is nothing about which to be concerned, but I worry. I don’t think that overweight children are necessarily healthy. The problem is that I do not know what […] Read more
Baby food, chicken face recall
Baby food potentially containing insect matter and cooked, diced chicken potentially contaminated with listeria are subject to recall, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency reports. Heinz brand turkey stew baby food for babies eight months and older, in the 213 millilitre size, has been recalled following a consumer complaint of insects in the product. The food […] Read more
Plant-based meat alternatives crowd U.S. grocery stores
(Reuters) – Plant-based meat alternatives have seen booming interest from consumers, prompting a growing number of companies to enter the space in hopes of carving out a spot for their products in the competitive supermarket aisle. Consumers increasingly want to reduce their meat consumption amid growing concerns over health risks, animal welfare and environmental hazards. […] Read more
Newspaper study tracks Depression’s progress
University of Regina student looks at the content of The Western Producer’s Mainly for Women pages from 1925-37
It’s been nearly 70 years since Violet McNaughton edited the women’s pages of The Western Producer and encouraged farm women to make their voices heard. But University of Regina student Brandi Adams said she thinks the sentiments expressed on those Mainly for Women pages still resonate today. Adams studied a series of the pages, each […] Read more
Seven generations and still adding on
GOODHUE, Minnesota — Max Schafer was all smiles July 29. His son, Louis John Schafer, was born the day before to him and his spouse, Hollie Fehrman, marking the eighth generation of Schafers on this farm. The farm was established in 1886 and now comprises 850 acres that sustain a 2,200-sow hog operation and a […] Read more
Eggplants a mainstay of Mediterranean cooking
Eggplant, also called aubergine, originated in India where it continues to grow wild. As trade routes opened, eggplant was introduced to Europe by the Arabs and transported to Africa by the Persians. The Spaniards carried it with them to the New World and, by the early 1800s, both white and purple varieties could be found […] Read more
Prairie road work has a Punjabi connection
It might be surprising to know that many of the gravel crews working in Western Canada are from the Pnjab region of India. “We have 20 guys on the crew here, and 17 are from the Punjab,” says Jag Sandhu, on the job near Val Marie, Sask. “There are lots of Punjabi drivers working in […] Read more
Ranch rodeo
Ranches from across Western Canada competed in the Nanton Ranch Rodeo July 19-20, which was held in Nanton, Alta. | Mike Sturk photos
Ranches from across Western Canada competed in the Nanton Ranch Rodeo July 19-20, which was held in Nanton, Alta. | Mike Sturk photos
