Those hungry to visit farmers’ markets again got their first taste for the 2011 season with a special kickoff last weekend at St. Norbert Farmers’ Market MAFRI staff were on hand to launch a special GPS challenge that jointly promotes visiting more farmers’ markets this summer as well as a second Open Farm Day scheduled
Farmers’ Market Season Lifts Off
Home Isn’t Where The Heart Is
Word the province will build 150 more housing units for Manitoba’s senior population is good news, say economic development officers who know their burgeoning numbers of 55-plus need it. But they also say 150 more homes for low-to moderate-income renters will make barely a dent in what’s become a critical housing shortage in the province.
Recipe Swap – for Jun. 9, 2011
As I put these recipes together last week we were enduring yet another punishing rainstorm and comfort food seemed the order of the day. Here’s a couple of “rainy day” recipes in dreaded anticipation we may not yet be through with wet weather. Nonetheless, I hope on the day you read this it’s warmed up
Storm Warning
MOVE FAST:Tornadoes like this one can travel in excess of speeds of 100 km per hour. Altona residents knew why a siren in town wailed for four minutes straight on a calm mid-afternoon May 18. It was a test of their community emergency warning siren, a specially installed system to alert residents in case of
Recipe Swap – for Jun. 2, 2011
Sendyourrecipesorreciperequeststo: ManitobaCo-operatorRecipe Swap Box 1794, Carman, Man. R0G 0J0 or email [email protected] Right now, my crisper is stuffed with asparagus, thanks to a stash fresh from my Mom-in-law’s garden last weekend. She bundled up at least eight pounds of the crisp green spears for us. We’ve been eating asparagus steamed, on toast, in casseroles and
Richardson Centre For Functional Foods And Nutraceuticals Marks Fifth Anniversary
When James Richardson International made a multimillion donation to the University of Manitoba in 2006 to set up the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, words like antioxidants, probiotics and plant sterols were mostly the stuff of the science labs, not lunchroom chatter. Those words are heard more often nowadays, as products containing them
Keeping Local History Alive
Les Green is often asked what makes him interested in local history. “And I always say, when you’re 85 years old, you are history,” quips the Portage la Prairie resident. Green writes a weekly newspaper column and booklets on local history, and has an extensive personal archives on Portage’s history, so he’s the man everyone
Vendors Wanted At Farmers’ Markets
Customers are flocking to Manitoba’s growing number of farmers’ markets. The problem is finding enough vendors. With 65 markets about to open this summer, including 13 in Winnipeg, new market coordinators may be beating the bushes for those with something to sell at them. “This is where our largest struggle is, keeping up with demand
Recipe Swap – for May. 26, 2011
With seeding underway in the drier parts of Manitoba, many of you will be looking for recipes to make quick, hearty meals that travel well. The slow cooker is your friend. Prepare a meal in the morning, then walk away from it for a few hours. The cooking is done by the time everyone’s hungry
Recipe Swap A Fruit Pickers’ Must-Have
Swap readers may recall a request on these pages awhile back for recipes using wild fruits. It came from Frieda Martens of Winnipeg who, inspired by her recollections of wild fruits enjoyed as a child, was preparing a cookbook. This spring she has published Precious Wild Berries,a 123-page ring-coil recipe book containing 80 wonderful recipes,
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
