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Beans, Beans The Musical Fruit

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It’s early October as I begin to write this. I’ll tell you how I had the good fortune to be on the receiving end of some Jacob’s Cattle and Orca bean seeds, but first… SWEET GRASS AND SAUERKRAUT I’ve been out inspecting my sweet grass plants (Hierochloe odorata). I shall have harvested and dried their […] Read more
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“ I – for Nov. 8, 2010

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am leaving the farm business. I can’t take the indecision anymore. I was hoping for a fair “family” price for buying out my dad, but he wants “fair market value.” A long pause on the phone line. I as the coach am letting the silence do the heavy lifting (Susan Scott’s term). This farmer has […] Read more
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Farm-Based Business Grows And Sells Rare Seeds

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Tanya Stefanec is one of those fortunate people who makes a living doing the work she loves. She owns and operates Heritage Harvest Seed from her farm home near Carman, Man. Her company carries over 600 varieties of rare and endangered vegetables, flowers and herbs. “We try to specialize in the really rare varieties that […] Read more
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How (Not) To Lose 30 Pounds By Christmas

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I had a sneaking suspicion I was slightly overweight. Granted, it was only three months after giving birth to my second child, but in my books, excuses are for wimps. I had just finished breast-feeding, so up until this point it’s not like I could deny my body the calories required to produce milk; the […] Read more
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Family-Tested Gluten-Free Cake

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It seems more and more people are requiring gluten- free recipes. Last year I made my first gluten-free apple crisp to serve at our son’s wedding rehearsal supper, so those requiring gluten-free foods could enjoy dessert too. Since then I have been watching for recipes and trying a few so when they are required for […] Read more
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What’s The Glycemic Index All About?

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You might have heard of the glycemic index (GI) in connection with the low-carbohydrate diet — it’s sort of like that — but not entirely. So, how would one define the glycemic index; what is it anyway? The GI is a scale that ranks foods high in carbohydrates (as opposed to fats and/or proteins) by […] Read more
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Happy Halloween From Farmlife

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Do you have a story about a farm or home-based business? How about some household management tips? Does someone in the family have a special-diet need? Share some of your recipes and some meal ideas. Send them to FarmLife, 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0H1. Phone 1-800- 665-0502 or email [email protected]. Please remember we […] Read more
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Get Ready To Be A Great Farmer

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The outstanding young farmers that I meet in my travels provide great stories and hope for agriculture’s future. This month I’ll be meeting with a group of young dairy farmers in the Okanagan as a followup to a meeting with their parents last winter. Both generations on the farm are typically very hard working. I […] Read more
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Let The Carving Begin

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Growing up, my children greatly enjoyed the carving of their Halloween jack-o’-lantern. When they were very small, Daddy used to have to use the sharp knife to carve out the face that they drew with felt markers on the front of the pumpkin. Then all four children would dive in with their little hands and […] Read more

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