Please note the contest is now closed.
Are you ready to go green on your farm? Take our quiz and send in the entry form for a chance to win great green prizes. If you’re stumped by some of the questions, never fear. All the answers can be found in the stories in this issue.
1. How much can you save on your energy bill by planting trees around your home?
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a) 5 to 10 percent.
b) 20 to 25 percent.
c) Up to 50 percent.
d) None, but they provide shelter to animals.
2. Under the Saskatchewan Alternative Land Use Service, farmers may receive payments for doing these things:
a) Retaining and protecting wetlands, riparian areas, woodlots and other ecologically sensitive areas.
b) Using zero-till methods.
c) Encouraging oil and gas development.
d) Installing snow fences.
3. What is the main advantage to contributing to the Ecological Gifts Program?
a) Contributions are 50 percent tax deductible against net income.
b) Contributions are 100 percent tax deductible against net income.
c) Sponsoring endangered species.
d) Contributors get a plaque to show they support the environment.
4. What are the perils to using solar panels as a power source on the farm?
a) Electricians may be unfamiliar with how to repair things when they break.
b) You don’t have any power at night.
c) The panels are cumbersome and unsightly.
d) All of the above.
5. How many pounds of recycled newspapers will spare the harvest of one tree?
a) 400
b) 280
c) 120
d) 70
6. How did the town and RM of Craik address the effects of climate change?
a) They covered the golf greens with sand and straw to reduce the need for chemicals in the spring.
b)They installed compostable toilets, solar heating and recycling facilities in a restaurant and meeting centres.
c) They hold solar and eco fairs.
d) All of the above.
7. For every degree you lower your thermostat in winter, how much can you expect to save on your energy bill?
a) 10 percent.
b) 20 percent.
c) 5 percent.
8. The Alberta Dairy Council started an ambitious program. What did they do?
a) Created a recycling program that sees millions of plastic milk jugs diverted from landfills.
b) Began monitoring methane levels in dairy barns.
c) Added vitamins to homogenized milk.
d) Built barns powered by solar panels.
9. What are the advantages of using wind turbines as a power source?
a) You can feed power back into the grid and earn money back on your bill.
b) They don’t burn fossil fuels to operate.
c) They can supplement traditional power sources and act as a back-up power source.
d) All of the above.
10. Why would a farmer be interested in a conservation easement?
a) It’s a legal permit to develop areas adjacent to wetlands.
b) It proves a farmer is using environmentally conscious practices.
c) It is a contract that restricts how land can be used and pays the landowner for adhering to the restrictions.
11. What can you do to conserve fuel while driving?
a) Change oil regularly.
b) Drive at the speed limit.
c) Remove roof racks if not needed.
d) All of the above.
12. What kinds of trash can be safely burned in trash barrels or in open fires?
a) Food waste, tin cans and glass.
b) Paper.
c) Plastic wrap and bottles.
d) Burning garbage produces toxins and air pollution. Tin, glass, paper and plastic can be recycled and food waste can be composted.
CONTEST RULES:
Complete and mail in this entry form (photocopies acceptable – also available online at www.producer.com/trivia.pdf) to The Great Green Trivia Quiz, The Western Producer, P.O. Box 2500, 2310 Millar Ave., Saskatoon, SK S7K 2C4.
All entries will be entered into a draw for a Lee Valley Tools rolling composter, a Lee Valley Tools kitchen composting set and three stainless steel thermoses from The Western Producer.
Entries must be received no later than Jan. 30, 2009. Winners will be notified by telephone and results will be posted online at www.producer.com in early February. Good luck.
