With the promise of spring and warmer weather, salads and lighter meals grow more appealing. The pictures of crisp green salads seem more appetizing now than the hearty soups and stews that were so satisfying when the weather was cold. Wilma, a friend of mine from South Africa, shared the following salad recipe with me. […] Read more
Farm Living
Salads – as a meal or a side dish – TEAM Resources
Farm sees potential in value-added
SNOWDEN, Sask. – Lyn Brown knew she wouldn’t be riding a tractor when she acquired two quarters of organic farmland from her parents. Allan and Reta Birkenthal, who still own another quarter of land at Bedard Creek Organic Farms, said their daughter’s interests lie in her long-time hobby of concocting recipes in the kitchen. “She […] Read more
Semple in Hall of Fame
Gavin Semple, president and general manager of the Brandt Group of Companies in Regina, was one of six people inducted recently into the Canadian Manufacturing Hall of Fame. Semple is well known for his role in building a thriving manufacturing sector in the province, including his company’s agricultural division. Brandt is the largest privately owned […] Read more
Penalties for filing tax return late add up – The Law
Q: I run a family farm and have had some financial trouble of late. I haven’t filed my taxes for 2006 and 2007, and now the 2008 taxes are due at the end of April. If I file now, am I in trouble? A: Unfortunately, to some extent you already are. It is, indeed, tax […] Read more
Helping someone deal with dying – Speaking of Life
Q: We have just returned from the hospital where my wife’s uncle was transferred to palliative care. This caught everyone off guard. Last fall he was out driving truck during harvest and looking exceptionally fit for a man 75 years old. Now the odds are that he will die before we begin spring seeding. I […] Read more
Committee of young farmers tout lifestyle to counterparts
Saskatchewan agriculture minister Bob Bjornerud has asked seven young farmers to help him help others like them. The agriculture youth advisory committee will meet eight times a year to discuss how to attract more young people to the industry. Chair April Nichol, who operates a 2,000-acre grain farm with her husband near Qu’Appelle, said the […] Read more
NFU wants EI changes
The National Farmers Union wants the Employment Insurance program changed so farmers and their spouses who work off the farm can collect benefits. NFU women’s vice-president Joan Brady appeared before the House of Commons status of women committee March 24 to argue that farmers forced to work off the farm and pay EI premiums often […] Read more
Recyclers in red from going green
A sharp drop in the price for cardboard collected by Saskatchewan’s recyclers has resulted in tonnes of the material piling up across the province. It’s also left recyclers in financial difficulty. Rail City Industries in Melville said earlier this month that its shortfall could be $40,000 to $60,000. The provincial government stepped in recently with […] Read more
Consumers must accept cost of fresh, local food
Few raised their hands when a crowd of 200 Calgary suburbanites were asked how many had been on a farm in the last 20 years. Yet this group that gathered at a community hall in one of the city’s upscale neighbourhoods gave up a Saturday afternoon to meet farmers and learn how to buy locally […] Read more
Open wallet to support farmers
Meat and potatoes are easy to come by in Alberta, but other local food requires more legwork. Alberta produces a cornucopia of food from arugula to zucchini, as well as dairy products, eggs, apples, honey, berries and booze. Linking hungry urban Albertans to farmers was one of the aims of Local 101, organized by caterer […] Read more
