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Evaluating soybean varieties for suitability in organic production systems

By Lorraine Stevenson August 18, 2014

At $25 a bushel, organic soybeans could be a highly lucrative crop for organic farmers. But right now that market is out of reach for most due to the limited number of varieties suitable for organic production systems. A student researcher at the University of Manitoba is hoping to change that. She is evaluating conventional[...]

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Recipe Swap

Food banks want that garden overload

By Lorraine Stevenson September 11, 2014

Do you have a garden full of vegetables you can’t possibly use? That heady excitement that goes with garden centre visits in spring often leads to surplus vegetables in fall you can’t even give away. Everyone else has the same problem. But you can give them away. Your local food bank will be glad to[...]

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds

Canola and bees

By Lorraine Stevenson June 13, 2014

The minister in church last Sunday whimsically described the sight of bees flitting through his apple trees as “what heaven must be like” during his sermon. When canola begins to flower across Western Canada, those vast fields of yellow flowers must look like heaven to a bee too. Canola growers and the Canadian Honey Council[...]

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Pulses, Recipe Swap

Food Day in Canada

By Lorraine Stevenson July 31, 2014

Ever wondered why we get to spend next Monday sleeping in, watching parades, and setting off fireworks? We have Toronto City Hall — no, not the current installation — to thank. Way back in 1869, the council of the day decided everybody needed “a day of recreation” and declared the first Monday of August a[...]

Crops, News, Oilseeds

2012 was a year of clear results: CCC president

By Lorraine Stevenson March 25, 2013

Canadian athlete and competitive rower Marnie McBean told last week’s Canola Council of Canada convention delegates that being a true champion means continuously pursuing improvement, even when you’re already at your best.  The three-time-gold Olympian and epitome of focus and unflinching drive was just 24 when she and teammate Kathleen Heddle first rowed to a[...]

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap: A new food for a new year

By Lorraine Stevenson January 6, 2013

RecipeSwapA new food for a new yearIf you haven’t heard of quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wa) you’ll definitely hear more about it this year.  2013 is a new beginning for this very old, gluten-free ancient grain, which actually isn’t even a grain. It’s a seed, grown, harvested and eaten for centuries in an Andean-origin diet.  The United[...]

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap: November and "Mo Bros"

By Lorraine Stevenson November 22, 2012

Know anyone starting to look like Burt Reynolds about now? At mid-November a new moustache will be showing on anyone taking part in Movember. This is the month men taking part in the global men’s health awareness project are growing a ’stache to raise awareness and fundraise for men’s health, specifically prostrate cancer research and[...]

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap: September is supper time

By Lorraine Stevenson September 22, 2012

If you’re sorry summer is over, don’t be. Fall in Manitoba is a demanding time, but it’s also pure pleasure, with its dusky sunsets and crisp colours, and lots going on in our communities. This past Sunday was the third annual Open Farm Day, with 51 host farms welcoming visitors. This year’s event also featured four[...]

Country Crossroads, News, Oilseeds

Recipe Swap: A big little cookbook

By Lorraine Stevenson August 21, 2012

If the recipes it contains make you as fat as the Graysville United Church’s coil-bound collection, then watch out.  I've seen a lot of community cookbooks, but at over 500 pages, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one quite like this one — and it belies the size of the group that assembled it. Graysville[...]

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap, Aug. 9

By Lorraine Stevenson August 10, 2012

RecipeSwapNew rules for labelling help those with allergiesReading the label on food products just got easier for those living with allergies or celiac disease — and squinting at the fine print.  Last week Health Canada unveiled new rules for what must be declared on food labels so you can tell at a glance if a[...]

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