ROUND HILL, ALTA. – The garden patch outside Ann Sherbaniuk’s Round Hill farm home has fed a lot of people since it was dug out of the Alberta prairie in 1901. Her husband’s great-grandmother had her garden on this spot and Ann continued the tradition for the next 60 years. While other grandmothers are tempted […] Read more
Farm Living
Gardener keeps growing for others
Agency to support rural doctor recruitment
Edward Mantler likes a challenge, and recruiting physicians to rural Saskatchewan falls into that category. Mantler last week was named chief executive officer of the new Saskatchewan Physician Recruitment Agency. The agency was announced in March. He told reporters that finding and keeping doctors, particularly in rural areas, is a worldwide problem. “The issue is […] Read more
Comparing tick genetics could help humans
Ticks, tiny blood-sucking insects, can make life miserable for livestock, pets and humans, and cause serious health problems such as Lyme disease. But for Chantel Krakowetz, a biology student at the University of Saskatchewan, tick season provides her with material for a research project designed to increase knowledge of deer ticks and the bacteria they […] Read more
Criminal Code protects children
Q:I am trying to figure out where to send my 10-year-old son to school this fall. Last year, a teacher took him into the hall and gave him several slaps across the butt. Is this permissible? A:When I was a kid, I was less worried about what the teachers would do than what would happen […] Read more
Fall means enjoying garden’s bounty
Summertime means eating juicy peaches and plums and buttery corn on the cob, relaxing in a hammock with an enticing book and bike riding on a summer evening. With the summer holidays coming to an end, I am savouring every moment. On the Prairies, we have experienced a wet season so far. For farmers at […] Read more
Family farm thrives on trying new things
WATROUS, Sask. – Adapting to change and focusing on markets are keys to success in the Martin operation in central Saskatchewan. Garnet and Darlene Martin produce canola, flax, pulses and cereals in rotations on 4,200 acres with their son, Derek, daughter, Lesley Kelly, and her husband Mathieu. Lindsay, the family’s youngest child, is studying office […] Read more
Caring for dad requires understanding
Q:At the end of the month, my dad is going to move into our house. He has not been doing well since my mom died. I am a little worried. I have seen people turn bitter when they start to look after members of their family. I don’t want that to happen to us. What […] Read more
H1N1 pandemic less than feared
GENEVA (Reuters) – The H1N1 pandemic is over and the global outbreak turned out to be much less severe than was feared just over a year ago, said World Health Organization director-general Margaret Chan. She said the world had been lucky the virus had not mutated into a more deadly form and that a safe […] Read more
New pulse recipes open doors to a broader eating experience
When Chantal Bassett adopted a gluten-free diet, she knew there would be sacrifices. “I have not had a peanut butter cookie in five years,” said Bassett, the acting manager of nutrition and health innovation with Pulse Canada. But the sacrifices ended when Bassett tasted a new recipe for peanut butter cookies made with chickpea flour. […] Read more
Chicken producer believes in giving back
CANNING, N.S. – David Fuller’s Annapolis Valley chicken operation is big by Nova Scotia standards. His 1.6 million kilograms of quota that sends 140,000 birds through his barns every eight weeks makes it the largest single operation in the province, excluding operations in which individual quota holdings are combined to operate as one unit with […] Read more
