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Family-run orchard and U-pick operation

Prairie-hardy fruit provides the potential 
for this successful business


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A visit to the Bruno Cherry Festival in 2005 inspired Paul and Jacquie Mitchell to expand their U-pick orchard to include University of Saskatchewan sour cherries and haskap berries. The delicious flavour and the hardiness of the fruit convinced them of its potential. The Mitchells had purchased their farm, located in Eagle Hills south of […] Read more
Love is learning how to say ‘sorry’ at harvest
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Love is learning how to say ‘sorry’ at harvest

Stress is high at harvest time so knowing how to apologize is important

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Sometimes I wish I didn’t have real-life examples of how I make mistakes, but my mishaps make good fodder for this column. Last harvest I was the combine driver who backed into the fuel truck while I was unloading my auger for cleanout to move to the next field. I have a bad habit of […] Read more
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2014 BDC Young Entrepreneur Award winners

Biodegradable and antibacterial beeswax-coated food wrap wins $25,000 prize

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The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) last month announced that the project Bee Wrapped, submitted by Toni Desrosiers, founder of Abeego Designs, Inc. in Victoria, B.C., has won $25,000 in BDC consulting services as the runner-up prize in the 2014 BDC Young Entrepreneur Award contest. Desrosiers’ reusable, biodegradable and antibacterial beeswax-coated fabric food wrap […] Read more
Karl Oppermann in front of the dance hall at the ranch.
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Circle H Ranch

The perfect destination for year-round activities

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The word “retirement” is not in Karl Oppermann’s vocabulary, as the 66-year-old former CEO of Karlo Hospitality Inc. in Saskatoon is now the owner of Circle H Ranch south of Saskatoon. “It’s a paradise,” Oppermann says. Situated about a kilometre off Highway 11 in a park-like setting, the ranch is ideal for a variety of […] Read more
‘Someday’ is not on my calendar: avoiding procrastination
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‘Someday’ is not on my calendar: avoiding procrastination

Why do we continually put things off for another day?


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I’m sure you may have heard a farmer say, “Someday this farm will be his,” or, “Someday we will get to the lawyer’s office, but we have work to do!” My sister Barbara Edie wrote the headline, “Someday is not a day on my calendar” when she relayed the memories of an active 1988 spent […] Read more
Forbes has a variety of products for sale at the market.
FarmLife

Seabuckthorn berries — nutritious and tasty

Just ask Betty Forbes at Saskatoon’s Farmers’ Market

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Have you ever tried seabuckthorn berries?” is the first question you will likely hear as you enter Saskatoon’s Farmers’ Market. Betty Forbes, who operates the first booth at the market, will then likely tell you that if you travelled to Saskatoon by vehicle, you’ve probably passed numerous seabuckthorn bushes without even knowing it. This bush […] Read more
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What good fathers do to embrace sons-in-law

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One of the overlooked team players on the family farm is the son-in-law who is married to the successor, the daughter of the founders. Let’s consider some of the dynamics that you need to be aware of to help understand what is going on for the son-in-law (SIL). Why the SIL behaves the way he […] Read more
man holding bin of raspberry leaves
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No time for retirement

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With over 50 years’ experience as a businessman, farmer and entrepreneur, Peter Rhodes wasn’t ready to retire when he emigrated from England to Canada in 2002 at the age of 70. Instead, he launched into yet another venture. “My partner Lisa and I lived in Saskatoon for a short time, but I’m not a city […] Read more
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Sask Valley Riding Club

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One of the many benefits of any group or club is the opportunity for its members to share common interests. They learn from one another, share ideas and suggestions, and cultivate new friendships. The Sask Valley Riding Club was formed in 1996 with these goals in mind. “A lot of people have horses out on […] Read more
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Solving the labour shortage

Southeast Saskatchewan farmer using connections in former home country

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It was simple economics that brought German farmer Ole Michaelsen to Canada. But it is his connection with his homeland that has kept his Saskatchewan grain farm thriving. The former German dairy farmer has used his connections in his home country to attract workers to help him deal with a labour shortage that is plaguing […] Read more

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