TORONTO — Tree Island Yogurt is hoping consumers beyond its British Columbia borders will cultivate a craving for its artisan yogurt. Merissa Myles and her microbiologist husband, Scott DiGuistini, founded the Comox Valley company five years ago that today employs 19 staff and processes 8,000 litres of milk weekly. The pair and their young family […] Read more
Farm Living
Cheers to summer
From field to fork, or in this case cask, John and Barb Cote transform ingredients they grow on their Saskatoon area farm into gins and liqueurs. This year, their Black Fox spirits became the first Canadian distillery to win the world’s best cask gin award from the World Gin Awards in the United Kingdom. Cask […] Read more
Listen, spend time with children to be good role model
Q: My dad was a drunk, as was his dad before him, and likely as was his dad before him. I think that I have broken the cycle. With great help from my mom and one of my now deceased aunts, I learned to deal with alcohol in more rational ways. My problem is that […] Read more
Online shopping handy, but don’t be lax with security
I am in a small city on the Prairies and my shopping options are limited. Now more than ever I go to the internet to shop for my cooking needs. My first online shopping experience was about 10 years ago when I wanted a pressure canner. I found what I wanted online at Golda’s Kitchen […] Read more
Understanding life through death — in an entertaining way
Saskatoon author Yann Martel takes us on a sublime literary journey that is at once deeply sorrowful, yet highly amusing—a feat only a writer of Martel’s abilities could pull off. The author of international best-selling novel, Life of Pi, follows up the smash hit with a bigger swing at literary complexity in his latest release, […] Read more
Between The Rows podcast – #CFPS17
Western Producer reporters Michael Raine, Karen Briere and Robin Booker look at the first day of Canada’s Farm Progress Show, and what’s yet to come. This is the 40th anniversary of the show, and more than 40,000 people are expected to attend. There are 700 exhibitors and more than 900 booths. You can find all […] Read more
Wind causes problems at Farm Progress
The weather is often the story at Canada’s Farm Progress Show, and this year it’s the wind. Gusting to 75 km-h on opening day Wednesday, it caused some concern for outdoor exhibitors. Show chair Rene Carpentier said he wasn’t aware of any damage but exhibitors had to tie down lighter items. Some resorted to using […] Read more
Innovations recognized as Farm Progress Show begins
The 40th edition of Canada’s Farm Progress Show has kicked off in Regina. Eight innovations entered in the show’s annual competition received special awards at the opening ceremony. TankFull, a division of Duck Mountain Environmental, received a gold award for its septic tank level monitoring system. It uses ultrasonic technology to automatically send a signal […] Read more
Olivia, Liam top baby names in Alberta
Last year more than 55,500 babies were born in Alberta and parents chose from an eclectic list of monikers. For the third year in a row Olivia was the most popular name for girls while Liam was the favourite for boys. Last year Service Alberta recorded 13,782 different baby names, with many reflecting names found […] Read more
Recalls issued for flour, health food bars
Protein and health food bars, as well as more Robin Hood brand flour, are the subject of recalls reported this week by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The recall on Robin Hood brand Baker’s Hood All Purpose Flour in the 20 kilogram bag, with best before dates from mid-October to early November, are being recalled […] Read more
