Ag for Life session offers first responders training in extrication and disentanglement from farm equipment
DEWINTON, Alta. — Pat MacIsaac and Neal Rowan of the fire department in Okotoks, Alta., have seen their share of farm accidents. They have responded to tractor rollovers, auger entanglements, pesticide poisoning and electrocutions from equipment contact with power lines. Every scenario is different, which is why they and eight other firefighters and first responders […] Read moreFarm Living
Farm living notes, Sept. 17, 2015
4-H science fair entry deadline Dec. 15 4-H Canada will choose up to35 finalists to participate in its national science fair March 3-6in Truro, N.S. Participants must enter their science projects online by Dec. 15. 4-H will then send a delegation of up to five finalists to the Canada-Wide Science Festival scheduled for May 14-21 […] Read more
Picnics are all about making memories with friends, family
Thank you for sharing your many picnic memories and recipes. The common elements were simple foods shared with family and friends eaten outdoors in a wooded or scenic location, offering a time to relax, ex-plore and create memories to last for generations. Phyllis Cunningham of Speers, Sask., shared an entry from her grandmother’s diary, dated […] Read more
Peppers bring colour and flavour to everyday meals
Peppers add more than spiciness and bring unique flavours to foods. They belong to the genus Capsicum and are either of the hot varieties, called chiles, or sweet peppers. The Scoville factor, created by American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville in 1912, measures the heat or spiciness of peppers. The bell pepper sits at zero on the […] Read more
Farm girl lands mighty role on big stage
Twelve-year-old Kaylin Poirier of Fir Mountain, Sask., turns heads in summer theatre production of Tarzan
FIR MOUNTAIN, Sask. — Broadway may call for Kaylin Poirier one day, but for now, the 12-year-old actress is content with her ranch life at Fir Mountain. Fresh from playing a young Tarzan in the musical of the same name at the Fort Peck Theatre in Glasgow, Montana, this summer, the Grade 7 student returned […] Read more
Gluten free certification growing
Businesses start to build markets and offer management protocols for authenticated specialty products
A new partnership in Saskatchewan will help meet growing consumer demand for organic gluten-free oats in North America. Avena Foods in Regina and Marshall Gluten-Free Milling of Saskatoon are working together to offer oat products that are certified organic and gluten-free and produced through a certified grower network. The companies describe it as a ground-breaking […] Read more
A lifetime of collecting
CANORA, Sask. — John Oystryk started going to auctions as a boy to buy old grain boxes for a couple of dollars. He and his father would use the hardware and build new boxes to sell for $35. By the late 1940s, the former farmer and accountant began seeking out farm implements and tools. “I […] Read more
Rapport key to successfully working with counsellor
Q: After many years of frustration and disappointments, our son is finally going to counselling to try to sort out some of the problems he has experienced throughout his life. We are very happy that he is finally getting help. He is only 23. He has a lot of time to change things around and […] Read more
Blackberries: cheers to the mean and nasty
It’s early, which is important. The sun won’t be searing, my energy is high and my neighbours won’t likely be up to see me leave home in rubber boots, a floppy sun hat that ties beneath my chin and a purple-stained sweatshirt from my alma mater, the University of Saskatchewan. I’m stealing away to the […] Read more
The little co-operative that could
Friendly’s Grocery in Inglis, Man., provides residents and tourists with local products and looks to expand services
INGLIS, Man. — Sixty-eight people pitched in $1,000 each with no foreseeable return on their investment to ensure their community had a grocery store. They created Friendly’s Grocery Co-op Inc. in Inglis after consulting with the western Manitoba community of 150 people and researching co-operatives. Ian Menzies, chair of the seven member co-op board, said […] Read more
