When people want some influence and agency to try something new, and are faced with “This is the way the grandparents always did it,” enthusiasm and creativity can be dampened.
Farm Life
Consider new ideas on the farm with a learner mindset
Farm Family Coach: It’s still wise, though, to seek mentors’ wisdom rather than have to relive past mistakes
Plan for leftovers
First We Eat: Preparing ingredients to do double duty is just good sense
The act of eating occurs repeatedly on life’s continuum, and marshalling your ingredients to do double duty is just good sense.
Try these techniques to help manage stress symptoms
Fit to Farm: It can be as simple as connecting your awareness in the moment to the literal ground underfoot
Think of your nervous system as a complex biological electrical circuit — one that benefits from being grounded.
Understanding shoulder pain
Fit to Farm: If we don’t move in ways that keep the joint stable, our bodies will tense up to hold it in place
Posture, breathing patterns and body maintenance all affect your risk of shoulder pain, one of the most common complaints we see in the clinic.
How we can be Gordie Howe in Canada’s kitchens
First We Eat: There are Canadian foods I’d love to see on my table if I could obtain them here
Interprovincial trade regulations exist to protect local economies, preserve regional autonomy, and of course generate local income. But even the Bank of Canada believes lowering internal barriers would boost our economy while effectively keeping our dollars in Canada.
Mother in the middle
Farm Family Coach: This Mother’s Day, work to communicate with each other, not through Mom as an intermediary
When two family members are unable to have effective communication, they often turn to someone else to hear them out. Many times, alas, this is Mom.
In the present tense
Fit to Farm: Stretching isn’t necessarily the answer for tight muscles
Tension is a precursor to conditions such as anxiety, pain, sleep issues and many other health complaints — and is an important early symptom to acknowledge and for which to seek support.
Common pitfalls in farm finances
Farm Family Coach: Active management in some key areas can reduce unnecessary struggles for your farm
Consider how cash management, diversification, risk management and investments could reduce unnecessary struggles faced by your farm.
A literary celebration of food
First We Eat: Like a good meal, ‘One Book One Province’ is meant to offer a shared experience
On the Prairies, the month is a hopeful time for food lovers: we’re perusing seed catalogues, planning our gardens and dreaming about salads made from the season’s first greens.
Comfort food for hard times
First We Eat: What foods help you find peace in stressful situations? Here’s one of mine
Hand-pulled Shanghai noodles redolent of wok hei, the near-mystical “wok energy” or caramelized smokiness that has been called the breath of a wok, are a revivifying dish of comfort — soul food for hard times.
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