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Gifts Your Farm Team Needs

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Beekeepers are a very friendly and warm bunch of folks as I experienced them at their annual convention in Edmonton last month. They are dealing with issues that threaten their livelihood and like grain farmers, the weather really does a number on their business, too. As I was flying over Saskatchewan I was really saddened […] Read more
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Holiday Season Celebrated In Different Ways

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Christmas is always a bustling time in our house. We love to cook and make a lot of our own presents. It seems like the second a snowflake hits the ground the cookbooks leap out of the cupboard and preparations begin. There are things we tried when our children were smaller that didn’t catch on, […] 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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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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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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