Compiling a food history is complicated — it has to include culture, economics, politics, gender roles — and of course, recipes for chiffon pie. Culinaria — A Taste of Food History on the Prairies, a new digital exhibit by the University of Alberta, has it all. Co-curator Caroline Lieffers says she’s certain others will be
Digital exhibit brings history of Prairie food to your homes
Items selected from the University of Alberta’s Bruce Peel Special Collections Library show the history of cookbooks in Western Canada
Recipe Swap: Raising the bar
It’s been about a year since we told you about Colleen Dyck, the Manitoba farmer launching her GORP energy bar made with the hemp, oats, flax, sunflower seeds and honey and other ingredients grown on her Niverville farm. Colleen was gearing up production after more than seven years creating the recipe and marketing strategy for
Struthers says amalgamation could have been handled better
The newly appointed minister of municipal government says the province will help with the amalgamation process
The room was pin-drop quiet as Stan Struthers, Manitoba’s new minister of municipal government, addressed the Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention here last week. His speech largely focused on fence mending after a year of tension between the province and municipalities over forced amalgamation. Most of his 40-minute talk was spent defending the province’s decision
How to kill your community
A marketing strategist warns local leaders of what comes from rejecting change and acting ‘dumb’ so less is expected of them
Revised, Dec. 13, 2013 — All small-town coffee shops should have a designated ‘be happy’ section, says Chris Fields. Coffee shop critics with all their “nattering and chittering” are part of what’s killing rural communities, says Fields, a senior marketing strategist with the Alberta-based Twist Marketing Firm. “Coffee shops are horrible places for that. They’re
AMM delegates want to take province to court
It’s being called a last resort, but delegates at last week’s annual municipal convention have voted in favour of taking the province to court over forced amalgamation. Sixty per cent of delegates voted yes to a late resolution calling for legal action now that the AMM has failed every other attempt to prevent the province
Human resource expert coaches on how to boost brain health
Think about how you think. That’s advice from keynote speaker Deri Latimer, author of Wake Up to Your Habits, who spoke at last week’s Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference. “We don’t see the world as it is. We see the world as we are,” said Latimer, a Winnipeg-based human resource manager turned professional speaker to share
Farm women’s conference focuses on tech skills, info technology
The Manitoba farm women’s conference has become a deep tradition in Manitoba, with a second generation now sending their daughters. That’s because it’s stayed true to its role providing networking opportunities and resources rural and farm women need, say conference attendees. Tracy Chappell, who farms and runs a seed company with her husband at Hamiota,
Province promises long-overdue update of home economics curriculum
Curricula used to teach classes such as family studies and foods and nutrition in Manitoba schools has remained unchanged since the late 1980s
Manitoba home economists are applauding a provincial plan to give the home economics curriculum a long-overdue update. The current one is 25 years old, said Alison Delf-Timmerman, a board member of the Manitoba Association of Home Economists, which has been asking the province to freshen up the curriculum. “It definitely needs updating,” she said.“We’re veryLong list of resolutions as municipal leaders gather for 15th annual AMM convention
Municipal leaders will debate the merits of nuclear power to meet Manitoba’s long-term energy needs when they meet in Brandon for their annual convention next week. A resolution from the Local Government District of Pinawa asks delegates to press Manitoba Hydro to consider “all options,” including a nuclear power station as part of its ongoing
New report says improved food literacy key to a healthier life
Conference Board of Canada says too many people can’t understand nutrition labels, make a meal in their kitchen, or stick to a food budget to reduce waste
Improved food literacy would improve the health of Canadian adults and children, says a new report from the Conference Board of Canada. The number of books, television programs and websites dedicated to food — not to mention diets — continue to multiply, but our understanding of food isn’t necessarily getting better, says the 46-page report.Cyber-Savvy Farmer
