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When a crowbar isn’t enough on frozen ground, a powered auger 
can get a hole started.
Cattleman’s Corner, Farm Life, Livestock

Tips for fencing on frozen ground

It may take a little longer, but at least the job gets done

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With the 2018 harvest dragging out into late fall and a backlog of fall work to do, we weren’t too excited about trying our fencing project in the winter. We had over three miles of fence that needed to be built before spring. Our biggest concern was that the frost would be too deep and […] Read more
Forget about the ‘Spaghetti Western’ and try this ‘Spaghetti Eastern’ dish
Farm Life, FarmLife

Forget about the ‘Spaghetti Western’ and try this ‘Spaghetti Eastern’ dish

First We Eat: You’ll want to give this ramen noodles in a tasty broth recipe a try

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It’s a wintry morning in Calgary, where I am visiting my son and his partner. We are bundled up, standing in line. Even though the chinook is blowing in, the morning is raw, and I am grateful I didn’t make any assumptions and underdress. It’s still deep-freeze Prairie winter. The restaurant’s door opens at 11 […] Read more
Dee Garrioch of Winnipeg describes the scent of fresh rosemary as gentle sweet and a bit gingery. The Singing Gardener says rosemary gives the impression of strength and overall health, a kind of inspiring vigour that gardeners and cooks like to have around.
Farm Life, FarmLife

Singing Gardener: Taking care of a rosemary plant in low-light time of year

Plus, how to make some liquid calcium from dried eggshells to use on tomato plants

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For some time my thoughts have told me to write something about rosemary. An email with questions about wonderful herbaceous rosemary has spurred me on to say — today’s the day. I enjoy watching those TV commercials that say: “We’re egg farmers — we love what we do.” If that’s a signal I also love eating […] Read more
Manage your energy to get more done
Farm Life, FarmLife

Manage your energy to get more done

Don’t waste emotional energy that will drain your effectiveness to farm

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FCC’s Faith Matchett posted a tweet that caught my attention “Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time” from Harvard Business Review (HBR) Oct. 2007 by Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy. Twelve years later the insights are still valuable. As a farm family coach I hear way too many stories of farmers scrapping daily, wasting tons of […] Read more
Pain is not normal – even headache pain
Farm Life, FarmLife

Pain is not normal – even headache pain

Fit to Farm: There is no need to think that pain of any kind is a routine part of life

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So many people experience headaches that we’ve almost come to normalize them, but they are often very relievable. Remember, pain of any kind, even something as normalized as a headache, is not normal, nor is there any need for it to be a routine part of your life! Here are some things to keep in […] Read more
Tilapia grown aquaponically in Saskatchewan.
Farm Life, FarmLife

Fish on the flatland

First We Eat: Aquaponics on the Prairies 
make local sourcing of fish easier

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We didn’t eat much fish when I was a kid, just the occasional trout my grandfather reeled in from the North Saskatchewan River, and East Coast cod on Fridays. Not until we arrived on Vancouver Island did I learn to love fish, especially West Coast sockeye salmon, although the act of fishing struck me as […] Read more
Note the attractive golden fall colour of this youthful “Delta” Hackberry tree. Its growth form is similar to our North American elm.
Farm Life, FarmLife

Singing Gardener: Get to know the ‘Delta’ Hackberry tree

Plus, a reader shares experiences with using sawdust in the garden

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When are those startling and scary news reports about recalled imported fresh food veggies going to end? Maybe never! As I write this column some of the most recent recalls have applied to specific brands of romaine, leafy red and leafy green lettuces and whole heads of cauliflower. Who knows what’s possibly next? My theme […] Read more
Barley Risotto with Butternut Squash and Thyme.
Farm Life, FarmLife

Reimagining comfort food

First We Eat: After a long, cold winter day relax with a steaming bowl of barley risotto

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So there I am one afternoon, lying on the couch and staring out the window. The sky is blue and glazed with ice; drifts of fresh snow lie in shadows across the fields and pastures. Once I get out there on my skis, my blood pounding through my veins and arteries, I’ll enjoy it. It’s […] Read more
Gregory checking heifers and horses 
at the feed trough.
Cattleman’s Corner, Farm Life

Some chores are planned, some aren’t

Tending cows, horses, bulls and buying heifers keep days busy

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On November 11 we took a day off from fencing and drove up to Maidstone to visit David and Maxine Mitchell and pick out a few bred heifers. This will be our third year buying heifers from River Bridge Herefords and we have been very happy with them. A few days later we brought our […] Read more

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