GLENLEA, Man. — There are three types of zucchini, five to six types of lettuce, arugula, multiple types of Swiss chard and four types of kale. As well, there are the regular Red River Valley crops of wheat, oats, canola, soybeans and corn. And a feeder barn for hogs. Those are the basic commodities the […] Read more
Farm Living
Celebrate Father’s Day with his favourites
Food nourishes us physically and emotionally. Many of us express our love through gifts of food or by making a favourite dish for a special person. Here are some ideas as we celebrate the men in our lives on Father’s Day or on other special occasions. Barbecue Greek Pork Back Ribs These tender and tasty […] Read more
Agricultural history pulled from sloughs
Old tractors abandoned in scrap piles or dugouts are brought back to life by father and son with a passion for the past
CARIEVALE, Sask. — They have more than 200 antique tractors, 150 of which are in running order. Father-son team Scott and Kevin Stanley have made it their personal mission to rescue as many tractors as possible from sloughs and scrap heaps and breathe life back into each piece of agricultural history. The pair has spent […] Read moreLethargic in retirement
Q: Although we continue to live on the home quarter, we turned most of our farm over to our two sons three years ago. My husband thought it was time for him to retire and both of our boys were eager to get out from under their dad’s control. So far it seems to be […] Read more
Have your art and eat off it, too
DIDSBURY, Alta. — A well-known potter working from a rural studio near Vegreville, Alta., is debunking an old saying that suggests that you can never really go home. Yes, you can, says Debra Durrer, creative force behind Artables tableware and great-granddaughter of Nicholas Cherniawsky, a Ukrainian immigrant who fled Josef Stalin’s bloodstained regime in 1917. […] Read more
Growing India supply glut threatens farmers income
By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI, June 9 (Reuters) – Bountiful monsoon rains probably won’t lift India’s rural economy this year, and may instead compound the woes of millions of debt-ridden farmers who are struggling with low prices amid a glut of produce such as lentils, oilseeds and cereals. The South Asian nation is still carrying a […] Read more
Yogurt recalled
Some types of Iogo yogurt products, distributed in all provinces except the Maritimes, are being recalled because they may contain pieces of plastic. Raspberry, vanilla and banana drinkable yogurt and mango, strawberry-raspberry and strawberry protein based drinks are all being voluntarily recalled by Ultima Foods. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced the recall June 8 […] Read more
From wide open spaces of prairies — to space
How did farm work, a clever teacher and a visit by Mark Garneau combine to convince a boy from Bruno, Sask., that he could become Canada’s next astronaut? For Jason Leuschen, it started with his Grade 3 teacher assigning him extra work on science topics. In Grade 7, Garneau, then a Canadian astronaut, spoke at […] Read more
Couples falling in love with Willow Lane Wedding Barn
Once the dream of owning a cattle farm came true, the couple invested some of their profit into a building and planning project
OLDS, Alta. — Retired businessperson Fred Huizing feared his daughter and her husband were about to lose their farm. “He thought we were crazy,” Ken Holgerson says, describing his father-in-law and former employer’s reaction to his and Ria’s new plan. They were setting up financing to build Willow Lane Barn, a special-event building in which […] Read more
Family farm is all about fostering lifestyle
BIGGAR, Sask. — Lisa and Mark Haynes think it’s important to their family to nurture a farm way of life and the values that go with it. “Growing up with a farming background, we wanted to be able to raise our children in a farming community with those farm values and work ethics,” said Lisa. […] Read more
