Warm Up With Hot Soup

What better way to chase the chills away than with a bowl of steaming homemade soup. Make a batch of bread sticks to serve alongside. VEGETABLE-BARLEY SOUP 12 c. beef AND/OR vegetable stock 1/2 c. pot barley 2 c. chopped onions 4 c. sliced carrots 2 c. sliced celery 4 c. cubed zucchini 2 garlic […] Read more

Go Green With Your Décor

There was a television commercial out recently that really caught my eye. The premise was about a young gal decorating her empty apartment. Each time she tossed something into the recycle bin a decorating product popped into the picture. In the commercial, recycled plastic containers turned into new carpeting, aluminum into CDs and so on. […] Read more


Try A Tiny Watermelon

A little bit of tomato humour to get things rolling. It comes from Teddy, age 10. (It could o’ been me when I was a kid learning to be an entrepreneur.) I sometimes tell this at my personal appearances: A lad was eagerly looking at some red tomatoes growing in the market farmer’s garden. “I’ll […] Read more

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Choosing a coffee table for your home

Nothing is quite as stylish, classy or sophisticated as a beautiful, ornate coffee table. Whatever your style, here’s some tips.

1. Be cautious when purchasing furniture. Solid wood may mean particleboard and medium density fibre-board (MDF). These will not last under heavy use so always ask specifically what kind of wood was used. Solid oak, cherry or ash are great choices. 2. To finish an unfinished coffee table, the toughest seal is a polyurethane varnish. […] Read more


Most people make a conscious effort to live a healthy lifestyle. These nutritious recipes will add to healthier eating

MAPLE OATMEAL MUFFINS Oatmeal tucked away in these flavourful muffins is a good source of dietary fibre instrumental in maintaining a healthy digestive system and helps to lower blood cholesterol. 1 c. quick-cooking cook- rolled oats 1/2 c. milk 3/4 c. maple-flavoured syrup 1/ 4 c. margarine or butter, melted 1 egg 1 c. all-purpose […] Read more

Grow Grapes In Zone 3

No question about it! Seems more and more home fruit growers in this great country of ours are attracted to trying their hand at grapes and to which I say: More power to you! We may actually benefit from so-called global warming, too. Some wine and table grape varieties are now being introduced that would […] Read more


Finding My Inner Farmer

I am a city girl born and raised, and growing up I never gave much thought to where my food came from. It came from grocery stores and restaurants. I didn’t know anyone who was a farmer, and if there was ever a farmer in my family, it was at least four generations back. As […] Read more

Tips To Repair Your Portfolio

There is a lot of woe out on the land. Folks with Canadian equity mutual funds lost 34.6 per cent in 2008. Canadian small to mid cap stock funds dropped 40.6 per cent. Natural resources funds lost 44.8 per cent. And financial services funds loaded up with banks and insurance companies lost 45.9 per cent. […] Read more


Top 5 Reasons To Become A Mentee

1. Develop new skills and abilities by learning from the best. 2. Capture great new ideas from an experienced farm manager. 3. Broaden your horizons and experience. 4. Increase your motivation and confidence. 5. Access a wider network of contacts You will be mentored for a minimum of eight weeks, likely in another province. You […] Read more

Exchange traded funds are a group of stocks in a particular sector, such as oil or gold. They have lower management fees than mutual funds, and as a mix of stocks, they have lower risk that owning just one stock in a sector

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are mini mutual funds that can help you invest in a sector of the stock market and pay a lower management fee than many mutual funds charge. ETFs are made up of a group of stocks in a particular sector, such as gold, oil, a foreign country and so on. Since […] Read more