growing rural communities
Canada’s Farmers Grow Communities is a new program by Monsanto that provides a chance for farmers to secure a $2,500 grant for their favourite community charity or not-for-profit organization.
From June 1 to Sept. 30, farmers across Canada can nominate a local charity or not-for-profit group in their community by visiting www.CanadasFarmers.com.
Two $2,500 grants will be awarded in each of 29 different territories across the grain growing regions of northeastern British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.
Farmers must be 19 years or older and actively farming a combination of corn, soybeans and/or canola on at least 160 acres in Western Canada, or a combination of corn or soybeans on at least 80 acres in Eastern Canada.
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An additional feature allows other non-farming residents living within rural communities to go online and make suggestions of worthy groups or projects for a farmer to consider using their Canada’s Farmers Grow Communities application.
Winners will be notified by Nov. 15.
Alberta winery wins medals
Field Stone Fruit Wines was recently awarded 10 medals from two wine competitions.
At the NorthWest Wine Summit, held annually at Hood River, Oregon, Field Stone was awarded a gold medal, three silver medals and four bronze medals.
At the NorthWest Wine Summit Competition, which includes wines produced in the Pacific Northwest region, more than 2,000 wines were judged over a period of three days. Wineries from British Columbia, Alberta, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska were represented.
This year’s gold medal went to Field Stone raspberry fruit wine. Silver medals were awarded to its cherry fruit wine, strawberry-rhubarb, and strawberry dessert wine.
Bronze was awarded to the bumbleberry fruit wine, black currant, wild black cherry dessert wine and black currant dessert wine.
In addition, at the All-Canadian Wine Championships, Field Stone won medals for its strawberry dessert wine and strawberry-rhubarb fruit wine.
The All Canadian Wine Championships is Canada’s oldest and largest wine competition, established in 1981.
Nominations wanted for small town hero
UFA is holding its third annual Small Town Heroes contest, which rewards rural Alberta residents who go above and beyond for their communities.
This year, two grand prize winners will each receive $10,000 for a community project and an exclusive Paul Brandt concert in their home town.
Eight runners-up will receive $2,500 for a community project.
Nominations are open until July 22 at www.ufa.com/smalltownheroes.
New this year is the Top 10 Tour, in which judges will tour the province interviewing the top 10 finalists, which will be announced in August.
UFA has awarded four grand prize winners and 16 runners-up and given away almost $30,000 in prize money to benefit local communities.
