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A delectable panettone, ready to eat.
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Perfecting panettone

First We Eat: Patience is required to make this classic Italian bread, but it’s worth the time and effort

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Panettone is the Armani of sourdough, a tall, tender, airy dome garnished with raisins and candied citrus, sometimes glazed with chocolate. Complex and subtle, it is immensely popular in Italy and around the world. Making panettone is a patient multi-day process, which may be why so many Italians buy theirs. But it’s worth it, in […] Read more
Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)
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The benefits of feverfew

Singing Gardener: Plus some tips for growing summer poinsettia

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Migraine headaches! Ever had one? I’m no expert, but I do know body pain is increasingly a part of everyday life for many people, regardless of age. I’m so glad I’m a gardener. Nature’s pharmacy and self-help remedies from around the world are useful as my preferred guides for relieving pain along with prayer. I have […] Read more
If the emotional factors in your farm dynamic are keeping you stuck, now is the time to grab the bull by the horns and say, “Enough!”
Farm Life

Froese: Too much farm drama?

Here are some tools to help you get better at fixing farm fights

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As this is Heart Month (February is a time to bring attention to the importance of cardiovascular health), I hope this finds you living a wholehearted life on your farm, not living with a broken heart. The deep emotions we carry as “stoic or stubborn” farmers need to come to the surface and let healing […] Read more
Mixed greens are gaining popularity in both menus and markets.
Farm Life

Tips on growing leafy greens indoors

First We Eat: Get a head start on salad days of summer

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To most of us, salad is the ultimate summer fare. We wait all year for freshly harvested salad greens, making do through fall, winter and early spring with the robust and sturdy greens of those seasons, but summer means salad. We love the tenderness, the crunch, the colours and the very idea of lettuce. It […] Read more
Delicious fresh apples picked in late September 2022 from the same Kerr apple-crab tree that has produced a bountiful crop annually for more than 30 years. If trees could talk, what memories and stories they could tell.

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My amazing Kerr apple-crab tree

Singing Gardener: Plus a useful breathing technique to help you sleep

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If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, then it sounds reasonable that two apples a day are even better. Yes — apples are on the agenda of words today and I’ll tell you about my amazing Kerr apple-crab tree. While I was a youth at home, it was common for friends or neighbours […] Read more
Regulate your nervous system
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Regulate your nervous system

Fit to Farm: Turns out “shaking it off” can really help if you’re feeling stressed out

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Nervous system regulation is becoming a common term nowadays when discussing emotional and physical well-being. To best understand what nervous system regulation means, we first need a basic understanding of how our nervous system works. The nervous system as a whole is essentially our biological operating system. It controls our biological functions, movements, sensations and […] Read more
It can be an interesting journey to graciously let go of control and mentor the next manager of your farm business.
Columns, Farm Life

Froese: Reduce friction on the farm

Seeds of Encouragement: Transitioning to the next generation may be difficult at times. Here are some tips to help farm founders and their successors with the process

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Recently, I participated in an AgvisorPro webinar looking at the risk factors in farm transition. Dean Klippenstine, a partner and agriculture business advisor with the accounting firm MNP in Regina, Sask., was another one of the speakers, and something he said really hit me: “I’d rather have really good management than lots of old money […] Read more
Ted Meseyton among the plum trees
Farm Life

Have a plum tree but no plums? Here are some tips to help it bear fruit

Singing Gardener: Plus advice for getting an amaryllis plant to rebloom

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Is the melody of your life without some of the right notes or is there a barrier standing between your health and happiness? There’s an old saying that a person with his health has a thousand dreams but a person without health wants only to get well. More and more gardeners of all ages are taking greater responsibility for […] Read more
Swiss-French author Sylvie Bigar writes about her obsession with the south of France and cassoulet in Cassoulet Confessions.
Farm Life

Vive la Cassoulet

First We Eat: Many different ways to serve this classic French bean dish

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I just read Cassoulet Confessions: Food, France, Family, and the Stew That Saved My Soul by Sylvie Bigar. Bigar, a Swiss-French writer, is obsessed with the south of France and cassoulet, the classic southern French bean dish. Her Jewish Ashkenazi family (diaspora Jews who settled in the Alsace region of France, and before that, Poland) […] Read more
Strong families celebrate. Think about how great you are going to feel when you embrace the power of target dates and timelines.
Columns, Farm Life

Froese: The power of target dates

Seeds of Encouragement: Setting timelines for action can be key in planning your farm’s future

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There’s nothing scarier for farm families who are trying to gain control over their lives than to have no clue about what the future holds. As a coach I call this “the pain of not knowing.” Time has a way of slipping quickly by, something like the toilet paper roll that spins faster as it […] Read more

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