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There may be a sense of relief that a person who was draining energy and creating conflict and drama on the farm is no longer working there.
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Fired from the farm

How do you tell a son or daughter that they are not a good fit for the farm?

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As a farm family coach I hear the struggles of farmers who are used to being able to quickly repair or fix problems that arise daily. When these hard-working, well-intentioned folks have a farming adult child who is not a good fit for the farm, great stress lingers far too long. If you try to […] Read more
A house concert in the Ringdal living room.
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Filling the house with story and song

House concerts are a great way to enjoy live music in the home with friends and neighbours

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I have memories of my dad’s record collection and the big cabinet stereo in the front room. I was forced into piano lessons from elementary into high school and we had the school-issued recorders and a guitar in the house. In recent years live music in the home has taken on new meaning for me. […] Read more
A whitetail doe with her fawn approach a protective fence seeking an opportunity to nibble at something.
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One man’s experience with destructive deer

Ted has a recipe to help discourage them from damaging trees and shrubs

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As I write this, September’s been a really wet one so far here in my part of Manitoba and elsewhere too, according to news reports. Seems moisture began falling not many days after I wrote about “The Rain Dance” in a local publication. Now a few folks have said — maybe it’s time to write […] Read more
A young father with his little son walking in the wheat field at sunset in a warm summer day
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Don’t be a fleeing heir or end up in shirt sleeves

Study shows large percentage of families will lose their wealth in succeeding generations

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Last month we talked about the great wealth transfer tension; there’s more. Financial planner Anthony Williams describes a study by Investment News suggesting 66 per cent of children will ultimately fire their parents’ financial adviser once they receive their inheritance. These folks are called fleeing heirs. I would like to know the statistic for farm families, as […] Read more
vegetables, fresh, raw, tomatoes, garlic, red, pepper, cucumbers on the table on a plate and cutting Board, jars of pickles, jars of pickles and tomatoes on a table, food
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Why not pickle some of those garden veggies?

First We Eat: Try this recipe to pickle colourful jars of crisp mixed vegetables

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Dave is mourning the passing of the lake that almost surrounded our house for seven years. It covered 15 acres at its peak, in fact a large slough, but “lake” dignified what was a difficult situation. And now he mourns its loss. Our lake arrived suddenly and unannounced in April 2011 with the flood that […] Read more
In the modern context, wheat shouldn’t be feared, it should be understood.
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So what’s the story on modern wheat?

Nurse Loves Farmer: Some insist it’s changed and causes ailments, but what is the wheat of today really all about?

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“Go back to the way it used to be!” I often hear this when people are talking about wheat and gluten, as they insist that the wheat products they eat nowadays give them ailments like bloating and stomach aches, thus assuming wheat has been modified too much in the last century. Wheat has been a staple food in […] Read more
B.C. cheese and honeycomb.
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Enjoy the sweet tastes of summer

First We Eat: Now is the perfect time to try some fresh local honey

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About 30 years ago, my brother the horticulturalist planted juniper shrubs along the west face of our parents’ house in rural Saskatchewan. Under Mom’s benign care, they throve, but eventually succumbed to legginess and the scraggy look of a once-stylish haircut overdue for a trim. As you may already know, Dave and I moved in […] Read more
Hydration is important because water does many things for the body.
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How are your health habits?

Many say they are too busy to include new habits into their day for better health

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The problem with habits is that they take time and effort — something we don’t naturally drift to. Health is an ongoing series of habits and decisions you make every day, but one of the biggest barriers clients tell me about is not having enough time to include new healthy habits into their life. They […] Read more
Male gives a gift to female
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Gifts with a warm hand, not a cold one

How are you transitioning 
money to the next generation?

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It was great delight to hear Dr. Meir Statman speak to certified financial planners in Halifax at their annual convention in June. He was talking about normal financial behaviours and why culture matters in how we transition our money to the next generation. I clapped when I heard him say, “I believe it is wise […] Read more
Ted holds five destructive lily leaf beetles in hand
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Ted has some info on how to help control lily beetles

Plus, try this recipe from a reader for Crisp Pickle Slices

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Howdy folks, howdy. Readers will notice I’m beginning this Grainews issue with a new head photo of myself and WOW do I have a lot to cover from lily leaf beetles, to controlling apple maggots. Home pickling, canning and freezing are well underway so thanks to Peggy Lunde for her Crisp Pickle Slices recipe. We’ve […] Read more

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