Can delicious and nutritious pasta get any better? Technical specialists at the Canadian International Grains Institute (CIGI) say “yes” and they’re working on the recipe to prove it. By substituting a portion of the traditional durum semolina with barley or pulse flour, they’ve come up with a version of spaghetti that’s higher in fibre without
Partly Barley, Partly Pulse
Province Bans New Sewage Ejector Installations
“… where it makes sense to remove the ejector and put in the proper sewage disposal system, we’re all for that. But don’t paint the whole province with the same brush.” – DOUG DOBROWOLSKI, AMM PRESIDENT New rules governing human sewage disposal in Manitoba will produce costly headaches for rural property owners, say Association of
Conference Organizers Hope For Good Turnout In 2009
Organizers of the 2009 Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference say they hope a late harvest won’t deter too many women from attending. This is the 23rd successive year rural and farm women have organized the three-day event, which annually attracts women to hear speakers, attend workshops and network. Oct. 15 is the early deadline to register
Heritage Tree Honour Roll Gets An Update – for Oct. 8, 2009
In the mi d -1 9 8 0 s , Manitobans began taking stock of the grand, old and otherwise noteworthy trees standing in their communities or farm, submitting details about them to a special project of the Manitoba Forestry Association (MFA). Many ended up in a book – Heritage Trees of Manitoba – that
Winnipeg Planners Put Food On Development Agenda
Call this planning what to have for dinner – for a very long time to come. The City of Winnipeg is now creating a 25-year blueprint for the city’s future and last week held round table discussions for residents to share their thoughts on food access and availability, food waste handling, urban agriculture and community
Amazing Agriculture Adventure Marks 10 Years
Marvin and Margaret Elder used to shake their heads at how little, kids understood about their food’s origins. Margaret taught school in Virden. The couple farmed at Oak Lake. “And we considered Virden rural. It just amazed us,” says Marvin. It prompted the now-retired farm couple to start volunteering with Agriculture-in-the-Classroom – Manitoba (AITC-M) and
Alberta Organic Farm Producing 100,000 Birds Annually
Why would anyone earning a good income in the Alberta oil industry quit and go farming? Ask Ron Hamilton. After 25 years as an oilfield surveyor, and without a single day’s worth of experience in agriculture, he and his wife Sheila bought a quarter section of farmland near Armena, Alberta. “We wanted to get out
Longer Hours Spent Working Don’t Mean More Cash
“At one time farmers could work one job – farming – while today they are working several.” You work longer hours, you make more money, right? A new study by Statistics Canada finds, in some cases, the reverse is true. Families with parents working longer than a 40-hour week, surprisingly, earn less than those working
The Proportion Of Foreign-Trained Doctors Working In Canada Is Declining
“We’ve been decreasing the percentage of foreigntrained doctors in Canada, as a percentage overall, but at the same time making certification of a foreigntrained doctor contingent on working in a rural area. That means we have concentrated them in rural areas.” – JOHN DAVID STANWAY, SENIOR ANALYST, CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION Visit a doctor
An Old Country Boy Who Still Loves To Sing
The School Bus Driver By Stew Clayton Five hundred thousand miles of dusty country road Winter, summer, rain or snow Picking up my load. I’ve been a school bus driver now for over 30 years and when I make that final run I know I’ll shed a tear. Now some folks don’t like youngsters, they
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