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Run Your Fridge More Efficiently

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Our cost of power last summer for a two-person household was significantly higher than it had been on the farm, in the dead of winter, raising cattle. Four heated watering bowls, barn and yard lights, tractor and vehicle block heaters, furnaces, diminished daylight, steady use water well pump, all were run for less cost in […] Read more
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Tips To Prevent Tomato Blight

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Having a crop of blighted tomatoes is enough to make any gardener cry and maybe shout: What did I do wrong? I shall deal with tomato blight today. But first, here’s a little cookie joke I picked up over the Christmas and holiday season. Q: Why did the shortbread cookie cry? A: Because its mother […] Read more
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Nutrition Counts When Flu Hits

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Starve a fever or starve a cold? Whatever the old wives’ tale says, it’s wrong. When the flu hits, nutrition counts most and that means eating even if you don’t feel like it. “The immune system is what helps prevent or fight off infection and it’s also the most sensitive one in the body to […] Read more
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Time For A Smaller Tree Skirt?

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Many of us, not only retirees and singles, are downsizing our Christmas trees and a smaller tree requires a smaller tree skirt. This one uses minimal amounts of Christmas fabric, sews up quickly and is 36 inches in diameter MATER IALS: .8 metre green fabric 1 metre red fabric .5 metre cream OR white fabric […] Read more
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Cranberry Loaf Suits To A Tea

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December is one month of the year when I like to talk about something other than direct hands-on gardening. Seasonal houseplants such as amaryllis, azalea, Christmas cactus and poinsettia will have to play second fiddle. Occasionally I think I came out of the womb with a guitar in one hand, a packet of seeds in […] Read more
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What Do You Need Help With?

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Farming is a balance of physically hard work and important decision making. If you feel overwhelmed by the volume of physical labour and don’t have enough time for crop management and marketing, it might be time to hire someone to do the grunt work. Or if you feel underskilled in an area that you believe […] Read more
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Corporate Bonds Ripe For Picking

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Before buying any bond, check ratings at rating company websites like www.Moodys.comand www.dbrs.com.You have to register at each site for some rating information, but a lot of the data is free. There is money ready to be taken off the table in investment-grade bonds. That’s because many investors remain skittish and are reluctant to pay […] Read more
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Don’t Forget The Animals This Christmas

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When we first started farming, about 15 years ago, my husband stayed in the city for the weekdays and I stayed on the farm with the children. We were always doing projects to keep us busy and take our minds off of missing Daddy. One year we decided to surprise him by making Christmas treats […] Read more
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Get Into The Holiday Spirit

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Christmas Day is fast approaching, so if you’ve been procrastinating sprucing up the place to get ready for company, there’s not much time left. Give your home a once-over before guests start arriving and you’ll be able to relax and enjoy visiting. I know that with all of the seasonal rush, shopping, baking and plain […] Read more
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Christmas Past

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“ Bah, humbug!” With a snarl in his voice, a sneer on his face and a limp in his step, Scrooge took to the streets to chastise children and chide adults about their excessive Christmas spending habits. The setting was clearly from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. However, the location was not London, England […] Read more

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